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Women's socio-economic empowerment in India exhibits significant state-level disparities and is primarily driven by employment opportunities, financial inclusion, and women-centric government schemes. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Assess the socio-economic empowerment of women across Indian states and identify its key determinants across health, human capital, finance, policy, and macroeconomic factors.

August 23, 2026Journal of Development Policy and Practice

Socio-economic Empowerment of Women in India: State-level Differentials and Determinants

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PJParitosh Jha PUPriyanka Upreti TTTista Tiwari

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals wide state-level variations in women's empowerment scores across India, highlighting the critical role of employment, financial inclusion, and targeted policy...

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Assess the socio-economic empowerment of women across Indian states and identify its key determinants across health, human capital, finance, policy, and macroeconomic factors.
Constructed a Women's Empowerment Index (WEI) based on perceived empowerment using data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5).
Evaluated secondary data across five determinant categories: health, human capital, government initiatives and political representation, digital/financial access, and macroeconomic indicators.
The national weighted WEI scored 0.59 on a 0–1 scale, showing wide spatial disparities across states with values ranging from 0.33 to 0.91.
Employment-related parameters, financial inclusion of women, and women-centric government schemes were identified as the primary determinants significantly driving empowerment levels.

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Jha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aadd57677a341144464f7 https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333261464032

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August 23, 2026Journal of Development Policy and Practice

Socio-economic Empowerment of Women in India: State-level Differentials and Determinants

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Authors

PJParitosh Jha PUPriyanka Upreti TTTista Tiwari

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals wide state-level variations in women's empowerment scores across India, highlighting the critical role of employment, financial inclusion, and targeted policy...

Key Points

Assess the socio-economic empowerment of women across Indian states and identify its key determinants across health, human capital, finance, policy, and macroeconomic factors.
Constructed a Women's Empowerment Index (WEI) based on perceived empowerment using data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5).
Evaluated secondary data across five determinant categories: health, human capital, government initiatives and political representation, digital/financial access, and macroeconomic indicators.
The national weighted WEI scored 0.59 on a 0–1 scale, showing wide spatial disparities across states with values ranging from 0.33 to 0.91.
Employment-related parameters, financial inclusion of women, and women-centric government schemes were identified as the primary determinants significantly driving empowerment levels.

Cite This Study

Jha et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aadd57677a341144464f7 https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333261464032

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