Identifying the dimensions of empowerment and their impacts on food security in rural women

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K. Shoja Chaghervand 1
A. Poursaeed 2
M. Omidi Najafabadi 3
1 Department of Economics, Extension and Agricultural Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
3 Department of Economics, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The present study was conducted to identify the empowerment dimensions of female-headed households in rural areas and their effects on food security in Iran country. Statistical population was including 495 women based on the data collected from Statistical Center of Iran. 216 women were selected by using Cochran’s formula. A questionnaire was designed by researchers and its validity and reliability was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis and Cronbach method, respectively. Structural equation modeling was used to compare associations. The results confirmed that grouping work and communication skills, creativity and solving problem, commitment and responsibility, information and specific knowledge, technical skills and operational work, psychological factors, social factors, political factors, economic factors, managerial factors and educational factors had significant effects on food security. Commitment and responsibility, economic factors and grouping work had highest effects on food security, respectively. Job empowerment predicted 75.00% of variance of food security and it is suggested considering job empowerment of female-headed households in rural areas for decreasing food insecurity.

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