Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore
Women empowerment (WE) in food security is one of the global issues faced by women in all the countries of the world. Achievement of zero-hunger goal of Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 (SDG) still seems to be unachievable because of this food insecurity. This research aims to study the achieve...
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| description | Women empowerment (WE) in food security is one of the global issues faced by women in all the countries of the world. Achievement of zero-hunger goal of Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 (SDG) still seems to be unachievable because of this food insecurity. This research aims to study the achievement of food security by enhancing WE in the informal sector in Lahore, Pakistan. Moreover, the analysis goals are to determine the contribution of microcredit facilities and management skills in the enhancement of WE which improves food security. Method: This study was quantitative and descriptive. Using a primary survey questionnaire on cross-sectional data source by simple random sampling, 495 women borrowers in the informal sector of Lahore, Pakistan were investigated. Data analysis was done using SMART PLS3. Results: The results of the study revealed a positive relationship between WE and food security through the active participation of women in production decisions. The utilization of resources within the households is strengthened by familial rights, social support, and the removal of gender disparity. Conclusion: Women's capacity to contribute more to the daily household expenditure is increased by the higher income, and eventually, it increases their empowerment and food security. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a9f0ce226d324bc9b5574cbb095dd2ce2024-11-09T05:28:54ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesJournal of Nutrition and Food Security2476-74172476-74252024-11-0194681691Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in LahoreHaifa Asif0Shahzad Ali1 Department of Economics and Commerce, The Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan. Department of Economics and Commerce, The Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan. Women empowerment (WE) in food security is one of the global issues faced by women in all the countries of the world. Achievement of zero-hunger goal of Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 (SDG) still seems to be unachievable because of this food insecurity. This research aims to study the achievement of food security by enhancing WE in the informal sector in Lahore, Pakistan. Moreover, the analysis goals are to determine the contribution of microcredit facilities and management skills in the enhancement of WE which improves food security. Method: This study was quantitative and descriptive. Using a primary survey questionnaire on cross-sectional data source by simple random sampling, 495 women borrowers in the informal sector of Lahore, Pakistan were investigated. Data analysis was done using SMART PLS3. Results: The results of the study revealed a positive relationship between WE and food security through the active participation of women in production decisions. The utilization of resources within the households is strengthened by familial rights, social support, and the removal of gender disparity. Conclusion: Women's capacity to contribute more to the daily household expenditure is increased by the higher income, and eventually, it increases their empowerment and food security.http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-785-en.pdffood securitywomen empowermentmanagement skillsmicrofinanceinformal sector. |
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| title | Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore |
| title_full | Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore |
| title_fullStr | Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore |
| title_short | Food Security Achievement through Women Empowerment: A Study of Informal Sector in Lahore |
| title_sort | food security achievement through women empowerment a study of informal sector in lahore |
| topic | food security women empowerment management skills microfinance informal sector. |
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