IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: AN EVIDENCE FROM THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY OF PAKISTAN, 2017-18

Abstract

This thesis aims to highlight the impact of women’s property rights on their empowerment and the potential benefits that can be gained through effective enforcement of property rights. It further investigates the moderating role ‘patriarchy’ and ‘access to financial institutions’ play in the relationship between women property rights and women empowerment. By employing data extracted from the Demographic and Health Survey our sample (n=12,568) is comprised of women who are presently married and living with their husbands.