In 2006, fertility in Egypt reached a two-decade low of 3 births per woman; however, by
2008, the demographic transition reversed, and fertility has remained higher at 3.5 births per …

Background Women's empowerment is often used to explain changes in reproductive
behavior, but no consideration is given to how reproductive events can shape women's …

OBJECTIVE In a context of economic uncertainty and rising actual and ideal fertility, our
analysis addresses the question of what factors can be related to the desired family size for …

Purpose This paper aims to tackle an important question related to women's economic
empowerment in highly patriarchal societies like Egypt. The paper discusses individual …

Fertility reached a two decade high of 3.5 births per woman in Egypt in 2014. Lower status of
women is associated with higher fertility. Majority of the studies on women's agency and …

Abstract Women in Middle Eastern and North African countries continue to report low levels
of agency, despite their increasing educational attainment and declining fertility rates. We …

Women's empowerment, defined as the process where women acquire enabling resources
that enhance their agency, is a strategy employed to improve women's reproductive health …

This article explores determinants of women's autonomy in Egypt around the beginning of
the 'Arab Spring'in 2011. We show that women's autonomy over time is a product not only of …

Wives' violent abuse is a common and widely acknowledged issue. However, the subject
has received little empirical research in the developing world. This study explores the intra …

This study investigates the determinants of women's empowerment in the agriculture sector
of South Punjab, Pakistan, using a cross-sectional analysis. Specifically, the study aims to …