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The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index

Five domains of empowerment (5DE)

A direct measure of women’s empowerment in 5 dimensions

Gender parity Index (GPI)

Women’s achievement’s relative to the primary male in hh

WEAI

WEAI is made up of two sub indices

All range from zero to one;

higher values = greater empowerment

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Five domains of empowerment The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index

Core pro- WEAI (project-WEAI)

Intrinsic Agency Collective Agency Instrumental Agency

Power with (collective agency) Power to (instrumental agency) Power within (intrinsic agency)

Input in productive decisions

3 Domains, 12 indicators

Intrinsic Agency Collective Agency Instrumental Agency

Access to and decisions on credit Autonomy in income Self-efficacy Attitudes about domestic violence Ownership of assets and land Control over use of income Work balance Visiting important locations Group membership Membership in influential groups Respect among household members

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