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A 28-year-old midwifer at health centre sharing the annual family planning poster © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2024

Does family planning improve female economic empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual framework and protocol for causal analysis across the life course

18.12.24 | Global

Economic empowerment | Family planning | Health, Nutrition and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)

Authors

Jennifer Seager, Joan Hamory, Luca Parisotto and Sarah Baird

As access to family planning continues to expand globally, it is essential to assess its broader social and economic impact, particularly concerning female economic empowerment. This paper develops a framework for conceptualizing family planning and economic empowerment over the life course with the ultimate goal of estimating the causal impact of family planning on female economic empowerment. We apply the framework to propose age- and life-stage appropriate measures of economic empowerment and family planning.
Suggested citation
Seager, J., Hamory, J., Parisotto, L. and Baird, S. (2024). ‘Does family planning improve female economic empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa: conceptual framework and protocol for causal analysis across the life course’ VeriXiv, (1) 13 (https://www.gage.odi.org/publication/does-family-planning-improve-female-economic-empowerment-in-sub-saharan-africa-conceptual-framework-and-protocol-for-causal-analysis-across-the-life-course/)

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