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The EMERGE framework to measure empowerment for health and development

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  • Raj, Anita
  • Dey, Arnab
  • Rao, Namratha
  • Yore, Jennifer
  • McDougal, Lotus
  • Bhan, Nandita
  • Silverman, Jay G.
  • Hay, Katherine
  • Thomas, Edwin E.
  • Fotso, Jean Christophe
  • Lundgren, Rebecka

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Women's empowerment is a UN Sustainable Development Goal and a focus of global health and development but survey measures and data on gender empowerment remain weak. Existing indicators are often disconnected from theory; stronger operationalization is needed.

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  • Raj, Anita & Dey, Arnab & Rao, Namratha & Yore, Jennifer & McDougal, Lotus & Bhan, Nandita & Silverman, Jay G. & Hay, Katherine & Thomas, Edwin E. & Fotso, Jean Christophe & Lundgren, Rebecka, 2024. "The EMERGE framework to measure empowerment for health and development," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 351(S1).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:351:y:2024:i:s1:s027795362400323x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116879
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