[ Facteurs associés à l’autonomisation des femmes à N’Djaména, Tchad ]
Volume 39, Issue 4, June 2023, Pages 1706–1716
Gloria Ronel1 and Miangotar Yode2
1 Département de Géographie, Université de N’Djaména, Chad
2 Département de Géographie, Université de N’Djaména, Centre de recherche sur les populations et les sociétés africaines (CREPOSA), Chad
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this study is to determine the factors associated with the economic empowerment of women in unions, measured in terms of decision-making power on keeping and use of their own income. A cross-sectional, and mixed (quantitative and qualitative), study was conducted from 2018 to 2019. A total of 216 women chosen individually and 5 groups of women in unions in the 6th arrondissement commune of the city of N’Djaména, the capital of Chad, participated in this study. Stratified random sampling and purposive sampling were used. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guide in focus groups were used for data collection. A logistic link was used to identify factors associated with women’s empowerment. Of the total number of women interviewed (216), 83.3% stated that they decide for themselves on the custody of their income and 86.6% felt that they decided on the use. Women’s power to decide on the custody and use of their income is influenced by factors relating to the pre-marriage environment, the socio-economic status of parents or guardians, husbands and the women themselves. The focus group data shows that women generally believe that decisions made by themselves are necessary to enable them to develop their intellectual capacity, know-how and competence in the face of life’s responsibilities.
Author Keywords: Empowerment, Decision-making power, Women in Union, N’Djamena.
Volume 39, Issue 4, June 2023, Pages 1706–1716
Gloria Ronel1 and Miangotar Yode2
1 Département de Géographie, Université de N’Djaména, Chad
2 Département de Géographie, Université de N’Djaména, Centre de recherche sur les populations et les sociétés africaines (CREPOSA), Chad
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The objective of this study is to determine the factors associated with the economic empowerment of women in unions, measured in terms of decision-making power on keeping and use of their own income. A cross-sectional, and mixed (quantitative and qualitative), study was conducted from 2018 to 2019. A total of 216 women chosen individually and 5 groups of women in unions in the 6th arrondissement commune of the city of N’Djaména, the capital of Chad, participated in this study. Stratified random sampling and purposive sampling were used. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guide in focus groups were used for data collection. A logistic link was used to identify factors associated with women’s empowerment. Of the total number of women interviewed (216), 83.3% stated that they decide for themselves on the custody of their income and 86.6% felt that they decided on the use. Women’s power to decide on the custody and use of their income is influenced by factors relating to the pre-marriage environment, the socio-economic status of parents or guardians, husbands and the women themselves. The focus group data shows that women generally believe that decisions made by themselves are necessary to enable them to develop their intellectual capacity, know-how and competence in the face of life’s responsibilities.
Author Keywords: Empowerment, Decision-making power, Women in Union, N’Djamena.
Abstract: (french)
L’objectif de cette étude est de déterminer les facteurs associés à l’autonomisation économique des femmes en union, mesurée sous l’angle de pouvoir décisionnel sur la garde et l’utilisation de leurs propres revenus. Une étude transversale, et mixte (quantitative et qualitative), a été conduite de 2018 à 2019. Un total de 216 femmes prises individuellement et de 5 groupes de femmes en union de la commune du 6ème arrondissement de la ville de N’Djaména, capitale du Tchad, ont participé à cette étude. Un échantillonnage aléatoire stratifié et un échantillonnage intentionnel ont été appliqués. Un questionnaire et un guide d’entrevue semi-structuré dans les focus group ont été utilisés pour le recueil des données. Un lien logistique a été utilisé pour identifier les facteurs associés à l’autonomisation des femmes. Sur le total des femmes interrogées (216), 83,3% déclarent décider elles-mêmes de la garde de leurs revenus et 86,6% estiment décider de l’utilisation. Le pouvoir de décisions des femmes sur la garde et l’utilisation de leurs revenus est influencé par les facteurs relevant de l’environnement de vie avant union, les statuts socioéconomiques des parents ou tuteurs, des maris et des femmes elles-mêmes. Il ressort de l’exploitation des données des focus group que les femmes pensent qu’en général les décisions prises par elles-mêmes sont nécessaire pour leur permettre de mettre en valeur leur capacité intellectuelle, leur savoir-faire et compétence face aux responsabilités de la vie.
Author Keywords: Autonomisation, Pouvoir de décision, Femmes en union, N’Djaména.
How to Cite this Article
Gloria Ronel and Miangotar Yode, “Factors associated with women’s empowerment in N’Djamena, Chad,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 1706–1716, June 2023.
