Enhancing Child Well‐Being: Empowering Women and Improving Infrastructure Access

This study investigates the impact of women's empowerment and access to infrastructure on the well‐being of children. Specifically, it analyzes how access to infrastructure influences the well‐being of children and assesses the role of women's empowerment in this relationship. The methodology employed is the two‐stage least squares method on a comprehensive sample of 30 sub‐Saharan African countries from 2000 to 2020. The findings of the study indicate that access to education, healthcare, electricity, and sanitation significantly contributes to reducing child mortality rates and the prevalence of anaemia. Furthermore, when combined with women's empowerment, access to infrastructure exponentiates in a pivotal role in substantially decreasing child mortality and anaemia rates, thereby enhancing overall well‐being. Consequently, the article strongly encourages the construction and expansion of essential infrastructure. Additionally, public policies should improve access for children to infrastructure, including those with special needs and those residing in rural areas and underprivileged communities.