Bouma, M.S. (2016) Women’s empowerment and women’s ideal family size in Nepal. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the effect of women’s empowerment on ideal family size and the ability of women to achieve their ideal family size in Nepal. Results: It was found that more empowered women are estimated to have a larger ideal number of children than less empowered women. Furthermore, the probability to have smaller family than their ideal family size was higher for more empowered women than for less empowered women. There was no significant relation found between the attitude towards wife beating and ideal family size and the ability of women to achieve their ideal family size. Conclusion: It is recommended that more research is to be done on the reason why more empowered women have less children than their ideal than less empowered women. Moreover, policies should focus on providing resources to women to achieve their reproductive preferences.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Population Studies |
| Supervisor: | Duijn, M. de |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:46 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:46 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3045 |
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