2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This paper explores the causal link between couple''s household
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decision-making power and women''s labour market and economic outcomes.
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Autonomy refers to the condition of independence while decision-making
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power can be defined as one''s ability to make important decisions within
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the household. Autonomy and decision-making power are used
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interchangeably in this paper. Using the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and
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Health Survey and a series of probit, instrumental probit and
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multinomial logistic regression models, findings suggest that women who
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have lower autonomy in their households are less likely to be currently
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employed and even when they are employed, these women have higher odds
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of working in family businesses, which are typically associated with
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greater labour market vulnerability. These women are, however, more
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likely to own assets, a strategy likely aimed at improving their exit
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options. Interestingly, when men have relatively more power within the
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household, there are positive implications for women''s labour market
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outcomes-women are more likely to be currently employed and less likely
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to be unpaid workers in family businesses. An explanation for this may
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be found in the country''s high poverty levels and general economic
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hardships which necessitates the influx of additional resources into the
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household through women''s paid employment. Greater absolute and relative
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autonomy of male partners, however, reduce women''s asset ownership,
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likely because greater resource accumulation by women, beyond wage
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receipts, can be an indicator of dominance within the household, a
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position typically ascribed to men by cultural and patriarchal norms.
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These results suggest that relative perceptions of authority and
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autonomy in the household are important determinants of Nigerian women''s
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labour market behaviours and asset ownership, and the influences of male
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partners cannot, and should not, be underestimated.'
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affiliation: 'Owoo, NS (Corresponding Author), Univ Ghana, Dept Econ, POB LG 57, Accra,
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Ghana.
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Owoo, Nkechi S., Univ Ghana, Dept Econ, POB LG 57, Accra, Ghana.'
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author: Owoo, Nkechi S.
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author-email: nowoo@ug.edu.gh
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author_list:
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- family: Owoo
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given: Nkechi S.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s11113-022-09732-4
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earlyaccessdate: JUL 2022
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eissn: 1573-7829
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files: []
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issn: 0167-5923
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journal: POPULATION RESEARCH AND POLICY REVIEW
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keywords: 'Household Decision making; Labour market participation; Assets
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ownership; Patriarchal culture; Nigeria'
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keywords-plus: 'GENDER-ROLE ATTITUDES; PARTICIPATION; INEQUALITY; IDEOLOGY; MARRIAGE;
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RELIGION; NIGERIA'
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language: English
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month: DEC
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number: '6'
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number-of-cited-references: '47'
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orcid-numbers: Owoo, Nkechi/0000-0002-5220-9733
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pages: 2365-2391
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papis_id: 4ed43b540a698228605b30e1482ddef9
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ref: Owoo2022couplesdecisionmakin
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Couple's Decision-Making Power, Women's Labour Market Outcomes, and Asset Ownership
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000826122600001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '41'
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web-of-science-categories: Demography
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year: '2022'
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