Women's Empowerment and the Well-being of Children in Nepal. Issue 2 (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Panday, Priniti
• Is Part Of: Journal of developing societies. Volume 36:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 129
• Page End: 154
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: Nepal -- women's empowerment -- child well-being -- provinces -- development; Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- History -- Periodicals; 909.09724
• DOI: 10.1177/0169796X20916048
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-796X

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between women's empowerment and child well-being in Nepal. Various indicators of women's empowerment and child well-being are presented and compared across the seven provinces in the country. A strong positive relationship between the two is established. In fact, women's empowerment appears to have a stronger relationship to children's well-being than wealth indicators.