Title : ( The relationship between Women s Empowerment and HDI in Islamic countries )
Authors: Seyed Mohammad Javad Razmi , Ezatollah Abbasian , Malihe Boroughani ,
Full TextAbstract
The experience of the developed countries in development process shows that the women s participation is a crucial element of the economic development components. Women s empowerment approach is one of the most important theories among the theories proposed in recent years both theoretically and empirically. According to this approach, women s share of parliamentary seats is one of the most important indicators for measuring Women s Empowerment. This study examines the effect of the women s share of parliamentary seats on human development index (HDI) in the selected members of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries by using the panel data method during the period 1999-2008. The results indicate a significant positive effect of women s share of parliamentary seats on HDI in these countries.
Keywords
, Women s Empowerment, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, panel data, HDI.
@article{paperid:1031283,
author = {Razmi, Seyed Mohammad Javad and Ezatollah Abbasian and Boroughani, Malihe},
title = {The relationship between Women s Empowerment and HDI in Islamic countries},
journal = {International Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences },
year = {2012},
volume = {2},
number = {11},
month = {November},
issn = {2226-5651},
pages = {25--32},
numpages = {7},
keywords = {Women s Empowerment; Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries; panel data; HDI.},
}
%0 Journal Article
%T The relationship between Women s Empowerment and HDI in Islamic countries
%A Razmi, Seyed Mohammad Javad
%A Ezatollah Abbasian
%A Boroughani, Malihe
%J International Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences
%@ 2226-5651
%D 2012
