A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan

Esra Karapınar Kocağ

doi:10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922

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A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between two important concerns, which are migration intentions of households and women empowerment in the case of Afghanistan where migration is a process that continues from its history to the present, and international indicators shows a quite bad picture on women empowerment or gender equality. It is obvious that women in this country presents a great vulnerability and they need to be empowered. However, it is not that obvious whether their empowerment is associated with migration intention of households. Therefore, this paper questions how and in which way the empowerment of women as a vulnerable group within different segments of Afghan society influence migration intention of households. Findings show that women empowerment measures, that are Women_leader, Women_support, Women_job, and Girls_edu, do not significantly influence migration intentions of households when they exist separately. However, it significantly influence migration intentions when they are allowed to interact together. It might be said that empowerment of women from political, social, and economic aspects that are presented by four of abovementioned measures is important to explain potential movements of population. Besides, there is significant regional differences to explain migration intentions. These findings are expected to be useful for policy makers on migration policies.

Keywords

Kadınların Güçlendirilmesi ve Göç Etme Niyeti Üzerine Hanehalkı Düzeyinde Bir Araştırma: Afganistan Örneği

Abstract

Bu çalışma, göçün tarihinden günümüze kadar devam eden bir süreç olduğu ve uluslararası göstergelerin kadınların güçlendirilmesi veya güçlendirilmesi konusunda oldukça kötü bir tablo gösterdiği Afganistan örneğinde, hanehalklarının göç niyetleri ve kadınların güçlendirilmesi gibi iki önemli kaygı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Bu ülkedeki kadınların büyük bir hassaslık arz ettiği ve güçlendirilmeleri gerektiği açıktır. Ancak, güçlenmelerinin hane halkının göç etme niyetiyle ilişkili olup olmadığı o kadar açık değildir. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, Afgan toplumunun farklı kesimlerinde hassas bir grup olarak kadınların güçlendirilmesinin hanelerin göç etme niyetini nasıl ve ne şekilde etkilediğini sorgulamaktadır. Bulgular, Women_leader, Women_support, Women_job ve Girls_edu olan kadın güçlendirme ölçütlerinin ayrı ayrı var olduklarında, hanehalklarının göç niyetlerini önemli ölçüde etkilemediğini göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, bu ölçütlerin etkileşime girmelerine izin verildiğinde göç niyetlerini önemli ölçüde etkilediği görülmektedir. Yukarıda belirtilen dört ölçütün sunduğu siyasi, sosyal ve ekonomik yönden kadının güçlendirilmesinin olası nüfus hareketlerini açıklamak açısından önemli olduğu söylenebilir. Ayrıca, göç niyetlerini açıklamak için önemli bölgesel farklılıklar bulunmaktadır. Bu bulguların göç politikaları konusunda politika yapıcılar için faydalı olması beklenmektedir.

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English

Subjects

Policy and Administration (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Esra Karapınar Kocağ ^*
0000-0002-2239-0519
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

January 26, 2024

Publication Date

January 31, 2024

Submission Date

July 24, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 16, 2023

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Year 2024 Volume: 25 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922

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https://izlik.org/JA69DK76AS

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Karapınar Kocağ, E. (2024). A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 25(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922

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1.Karapınar Kocağ E. A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2024;25(1):1-13. doi:10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922

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Karapınar Kocağ, Esra. 2024. “A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan”. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 25 (1): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922.

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Karapınar Kocağ E (January 1, 2024) A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 25 1 1–13.

IEEE

[1]E. Karapınar Kocağ, “A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan”, Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1–13, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922.

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Karapınar Kocağ, Esra. “A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan”. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 25/1 (January 1, 2024): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922.

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1.Karapınar Kocağ E. A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2024;25:1–13.

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Karapınar Kocağ, Esra. “A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan”. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 25, no. 1, Jan. 2024, pp. 1-13, doi:10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922.

Vancouver

1.Esra Karapınar Kocağ. A Household-Level Investigation of Women Empowerment and Migration Intention: The Case of Afghanistan. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2024 Jan. 1;25(1):1-13. doi:10.37880/cumuiibf.1331922