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Table 3 Headcount ratios and relative contributions of each indicator to disempowerment

From: Emic definitions of empowerment for just development: learnings from Kenya

 

Uncensored headcount ratio

Decomposed contribution to disempowerment

Women

Men

Women

Men

Intrinsic agency

 Autonomy in income

0.27

0.28

0.12

0.10

 Self-efficacy

0.25

0.23

0.12

0.10

 Attitudes about intimate partner violence

0.31

0.18

0.12

0.07

Instrumental agency

 Input in productive decisions

0.10

0.16

0.06

0.07

 Ownership of land and other assets

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

 Access to and decisions on credit and financial accounts

0.08

0.06

0.05

0.03

 Control over use of income

0.08

0.10

0.04

0.05

 Work balance

0.52

0.36

0.19

0.11

 Visiting important locations

0.22

0.25

0.11

0.12

Collective agency

 Group membership

0.08

0.28

0.06

0.16

 Membership in influential groups

0.22

0.37

0.13

0.19

  1. Source: Authors