Abstract:
Women in Bangladesh have made major strides over the past decades, putting the
South Asian country at the forefront among the least-developed countries in
addressing gender disparity. The purpose of the study was to describe the selected
characteristics of the women; to ascertain the determinants of women empowerment;
and the level of contribution of the selected determinants to women empowerment.
The study carried out in Ullapara upazila under Sirajganj district. Data were collected
from 116 women by using a pretested interview schedule during the period from 10
January to 11 February 2018. Descriptive statistics, multiple regressions were used for
analysis. Women empowerment was measured by social, political and economic
dimensions. The result also revealed that women education, and knowledge on
empowerment had significant contribution on social empowerment, family annual
income, knowledge on empowerment, and education had significant contribution on
political empowerment and family annual income, age, and body mass index had
significant contribution on women economic empowerment. The findings showed that
social and political empowerment had positive effects on women empowerment due
to empowerment status. It is concluded that women had potentiality to enhance their
knowledge regarding empowerment issues and change their present status. Therefore,
Bangladesh government should take necessary initiative like introducing self-help
program to overcome the existing disaggregated situation.
Description:
A thesis
Submitted to the Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION & INFORMATION SYSTEM
