Joysankar Bhattacharya

Bio: Joysankar Bhattacharya is an academic researcher from Central University of Bihar. The author has contributed to research in topics: Empowerment & Gender Empowerment Measure. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 6 citations.

On Assessment of Women Empowerment at Individual Level: An Analytical Exposition

Abstract: Ever since gender issues entered into the domain of policy analysis, efforts have been made to monitor the progress of interventions through two major indices suggested by UNDP, viz., the gender-related development index (GDI) and the gender empowerment measure (GEM).

Determinants of Empowerment: An Insight from the Study of the Female Domestic Workers:

Abstract: Female domestic workers (FDW) are one of the most vulnerable segments of a society facing adverse social domination and economic discrimination. The present article aims at investigating to what ex...

Women Empowerment Index:Construction of a Tool to Measure Rural Women Empowerment Level in India

Abstract: Poverty ignites the societal gap between men and women, while economic development narrows it down through its gender promotional activities. There is bidirectional relationship between economic development and empowerment of women. Women empowerment, being dependent on complex sociological and economic issues, needs to be measured in terms of specific parameters like ‘access to resources’, ‘decision making capability’ and ‘ability to take a stand’. This particular study develops an Index based on few sector-specific parameters to measure empowerment level of women engaged in Self Help Groups. Both ‘individual empowerment index’ and ‘group empowerment indices’ have been constructed, where‘financial liberty’, ‘ability to take decisions’, ‘heath condition of the women and ‘ability to stand up against the evils of the society’ have been considered as her empowerment parameters. The index was applied on 300 SHG Group members of rural West Bengal, which provided us an idea about the existing level of rural women empowerment in West Bengal.

Women Empowerment Index: Construction of a Tool to Measure Rural Women Empowerment Level in India

Abstract: Poverty ignites the societal gap between men and women, while economic development narrows it down through its gender promotional activities. There is bidirectional relationship between economic development and empowerment of women. Women empowerment, being dependent on complex sociological and economic issues, needs to be measured in terms of specific parameters like ‘access to resources’, ‘decision making capability’ and ‘ability to take a stand’. This particular study develops an Index based on few sector-specific parameters to measure empowerment level of women engaged in Self Help Groups. Both ‘individual empowerment index’ and ‘group empowerment indices’ have been constructed, where‘financial liberty’, ‘ability to take decisions’, ‘heath condition of the women and ‘ability to stand up against the evils of the society’ have been considered as her empowerment parameters. The index was applied on 300 SHG Group members of rural West Bengal, which provided us an idea about the existing level of rural women empowerment in West Bengal.

Factors of Empowerment among Women Domestic Workers in Kerala, India: Using Cumulative Empowerment Index and Multiple Regression Model

Abstract: Women domestic workers are one of the most invisible divisions of workers in the unorganized sector. They are facing adverse social domination and economic discrimination in society. The present study intends to analyze the extent of empowerment take place among the women domestic workers in the study area. The paper evaluated the 200 women domestic workers who living in the two taluk namely Kottayam taluk and Kanjirappally Taluk in Kottayam district, Kerala. Data collected with the help of well-structured interview schedule during a period of 5 months from July 2019 to November 2019. According to the census 2010, this district is the one of the district in Kerala in terms of high number of unorganized sector workers in Kerala. The study explores the different dimensions of empowering factors for women domestic workers, which include (i) social decision, (ii) household decision, (iii) financial decision and (iv) workplace situation. Study used Cumulative Empowerment Index and Multiple Regression Model to analyze the Women domestic workers. Results shows husband seeking domestic workers earns and lack of ownership of permanent assets indicates their subordination in the household hierarchy and highlight that women are partially asserting influence over household properties. Factors like less workplace problems, decision on children’s education and less restriction to visit relatives or friends were greatly influenced their level of empowerment. The index estimates that the majority of the women domestic worker’s level of empowerment is moderate to average.

Exploring Dimension, Perceived Individual Tension and Capacity Building Measure of Women Empowerment in India

Abstract: The objective of current study is to identify different dimensions of women empowerment, problems and challenges such as perceived tension of individual self -help group member in the process of women empowerment, and suggestions to improve women empowerment in the context of India. The 351 responses were collected via stratified random sampling from members of self -help groups, and an exploratory principal component analysis is undertaken to identify the number of components that underlie the women empowerment. Further, a confirmatory factor analysis is used to confirm the factors in the study. The findings indicate five broad dimensions (i.e. economic, political, social, legal, psychological), four different types of perceived individual tensions (i.e., economic, social, legal, technology-oriented learning), and four significant categories of capacity building measures (i.e. training on governance, technology-driven livelihood support, promoting networking, social justice & harmony) of women empowerment.