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Multiple scripts, multiple institutions: Introducing complexity into the understanding of women's empowerment
Nir Rotem1, Elizabeth Heger Boyle2
1The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
International Journal of Comparative Sociology
|August 22, 2025
Summary
This study examines how women in low- and middle-income countries adopt global women's rights principles. Findings show exposure to global culture links to adopting both decision-making power and rejecting intimate partner violence, with local factors influencing partial adoption.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Global Health
- Women's Studies
Background:
- Global women's rights principles are increasingly influential but adoption varies.
- Understanding partial adoption is key to analyzing competing institutionalized scripts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors associated with the partial adoption of global women's rights scripts.
- To explore the competition between institutionalized scripts regarding women's empowerment.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey data from 25 low- and middle-income countries.
- Focus on two dimensions of women's empowerment: household decision-making power and attitudes toward intimate partner violence.
- Utilized multinomial regression analysis.
Main Results:
- Exposure to global culture is associated with adopting both decision-making power and rejecting intimate partner violence.
- Partial adoption favoring physical integrity is mediated by local institutions like religion.
- Partial adoption favoring decision-making power is linked to women's household bargaining power.
Conclusions:
- Women's rights adoption is complex, influenced by both global exposure and local contexts.
- Local community institutions and household dynamics play crucial roles in shaping women's empowerment trajectories.
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