Abstract
As argued, low status of women is associated with high fertility. Yet, it is the most neglected area in fertility studies because of measurement complications. The concept itself needs clarification since there is no universal definition. Despite these complications, utilizing fourteen theory driven indicators, this study attempts to measure the status of women in Pakistan and examines its relationship with fertility. Structural Equation Models are used to measure status and Path Models to examine its association with fertility. The results confirm a negative association between status of women and fertility in Pakistan.
Highlights
Tel que maintenu, un statut peu élevé de la femme est relié à une forte fécondité
It is generally hypothesized that status of women is negatively associated with fertility, low status of women is likely to be a vital factor in keeping fertility levels high in Pakistan
In Asian cultures, the position of a new bride is quite different from the position of her mother-in-law (Mason 1986), it is lower for new brides. Despite such definitional complications and measurement issues, this study aims at measuring status of women in Pakistan and examines its relationship with fertility
Summary
Un statut peu élevé de la femme est relié à une forte fécondité. Or, ceci représente la dimension la moins étudiée dans les études de fécondité à cause des complications au niveau des mesures. In Asian cultures, the position of a new bride is quite different from the position of her mother-in-law (Mason 1986), it is lower for new brides Despite such definitional complications and measurement issues, this study aims at measuring status of women in Pakistan and examines its relationship with fertility. The term “status” refers “to the position or positions a person or group holds in the social structure of a society – in its educational institutions, in its occupational structure, in its political system, in the family, and so on” (UN 1975: 4) According to this view, status of women refers to the position a woman occupies as a worker, as a student, as a wife, as a mother, as a political. The concept of status of women has been elucidated in the literature in terms of four dimensions: a) Resources: referring to access and control over economic resources, b) Autonomy, c) Power: referring to participation in household decision-making, and d) Gender Equity or equal opportunities for men and women
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