Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Rodríguez Guerrero, Esmeralda
Author-Email: rodriguez@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Author-Name: Nimeh, Zina
Author-Email: nimeh@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
Author-Name: Franco Correa, Andrea
Author-Email: franco@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University, and Universidad de la
	 Salle, Bogota, Colombia
Title: Women's empowerment in Colombia: A multidimensional approach
Abstract: This article examines the topic of Women's Empowerment in Colombia. Over
	 the past decades the Colombian government has shown progressive
	 commitment towards women's rights, empowerment, advancement of gender
	 equality and the achievement of equal opportunities. While those
	 endeavours present a crucial advancement, they do not automatically
	 translate into better outcomes for women. Although empowerment promotion
	 strategies are evident, they are not based on a clear and measurable
	 understanding of the concept of women's empowerment which facilitate
	 tracking future progress. This article addresses this gap by proposing a
	 multidimensional index of women's empowerment. This index puts forward
	 specific indicators which allows for monitoring over time and can be
	 adapted to monitor interventions and performance of programmes which
	 target women's empowerment. Ultimately, this would help in the
	 improvement of the design of policies and function as a starting point
	 to create more favourable conditions for the empowerment of women. The
	 index is operationalised using the 2015 DHS of Colombia.
Classification-JEL: I31, I32, O15, Z13
Keywords: Women, Empowerment, Colombia, Multidimensional Empowerment Index
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20210616
Number: 2021-028
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2021/wp2021-028.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2021028