Abstract
This paper examines the process of female empowerment in the context
of International Property Rights Index’s gender equality component. Women
constitute half of the population while their property rights practically remain
non-existent in Pakistan. This study applies qualitative inquiry with 44
unstructured interviews, 71 semi-structured interviews, 5 content analysis, 3
non- participant observations, 2 biographical analysis, and13 focus group
discussions eliciting descriptions of participants’ experiences in District
Charsadda and Peshawar Pakistan. The three interlinked sub-processes of
qualitative analysis of Miles and Huberman were combined with concept
mapping technique as a methodology. The findings have implications for the
conceptualization of empowerment process and suggest that secured property
acts as both a means and an end for women’s empowerment. It suggests that
secured property rights enhances the empowerment process, which includes
legal, political, economic, social and psychic empowerment, in sequential steps,
with real political empowerment as the final outcome. It is explored that limited
mobility and social confinement create a disadvantage for women to access
information and thus inhibiting their capacity to hold and use property in an
efficient manner. The study suggests that ‘Access to Information’ should be an
essential part of Gender Equality measures in developing countries to ensure
effective women empowerment.
Raza Ullah. (2016) Women Empowerment and IPRI’s Gender Equality Measure Case study: District Charsadda and Peshawar, Pakistan, Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-09, Issue-1.
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