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Pathways to Empowerment: Case Studies of Positive Deviances in Gender Relations in Ethiopia

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Title Pathways to Empowerment: Case Studies of Positive Deviances in Gender Relations in Ethiopia
 
Creator Kinati, Wole
Temple, Elizabeth C.
Baker, A. Derek
Najjar, Dina
 
Subject ethiopia
empowerment
gender relations
gender equality
gender equality, youth and social inclusion
positive deviance
decision factors
 
Description Development efforts have increased women's perceived empowerment and freedom, yet have failed to sustainably alter gender norms. There is a lack of research investigating reasons for this anomaly. This study, departing from the conventional approach, tries to fill this gap by employing an interpretative phenomenological approach to assess how women have managed to achieve expanded agency while living within a constraining normative environment. We argue that women have the capacity to deviate and the intentions that lead to new behaviors emerge not only from individuals' attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control, as suggested by the Theory of Planned Behavior, but also in combination with demographic and economic factors. Individuals need to make decisions in three areas ―self-conviction (attitude and perceived behavioral control), subjective norms (within household and community), and structures (state and non-state institutions). The results shed light on alternative empowerment pathways that could potentially inform the design of transformational interventions.
 
Date 2023-03
2023-01-03T21:33:18Z
2023-01-03T21:33:18Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Wole Kinati, Elizabeth C. Temple, A. Derek Baker, Dina Najjar. (26/9/2022). Pathways to Empowerment: Case Studies of Positive Deviances in Gender Relations in Ethiopia. Gender Issues.
1098-092X
1936-4717
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126520
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-022-09305-x
 
Language en
 
Relation https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/10774
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Springer
 
Source Gender Issues