Determinants Associated with Women Empowerment: The Perspectives and Views of Char Area of Bangladesh

Abstract

Aim: The study analyzed the determinants associated with empowerment of char women in the northern region of Bangladesh. Study Deigns: Purposive random sampling procedure. Place and Duration of Study: Data was collected from two villages namely Horipur and Kanchibari from Sundorganj upazilla of Gaibandha district and Chilmary and Raniganj from Chilmary upazilla of Kurigram district. The duration of data collection was from 15th October to 12th December 2020. Methodology: From 1440 population around 6percent of the representative sample was taken randomly as sample of the study. The sample size of the study were 200. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression model were used to data analysis. Results: Outcomes reveals that most of the respondents had medium empowerment 57 percent where 39 percent had low empowerment and only 4 percent had high empowerment. Training, women personal income, access to credit and extent of participation on income generating activities were the important variables that significant at .05percent and .01percent level influence women empowerment of the study area with an R2 value of 0.44. Contrary, access to resources and problem was important fact in char area which had negative trend with women empowerment. Conclusion: To minimize the existing char problem should be ensured the supplying of enough agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, vaccine) and nonagricultural inputs in time through regular governmental programs. Education has potential link with women empowerment and recommends for the promotion of education in char rural area to build women’s capacity.