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State commissions for women and women´s empowerment: evidence from the Jammu & Kashmir union territory
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Using India Demographic Health Survey data and a difference-in-difference approach, this
paper aimed to investigate the effect of the abrogation of the Jammu & Kashmir state
commission for women, and the closing of its two offices, on women’s empowerment. The
results suggest that women residing in the districts where the commissions’ offices were based
experienced a decrease in decision-making power and presented higher levels of domestic
violence justification compared to the control group post-closure. These findings shed light
on the importance of institutions prioritizing women’s needs and localized efforts as resources
for empowerment.
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Development economics Women´s empowerment Decision-making Domestic violence attitudes Mobility State commissions Jammu & Kashmir