Irene van Staveren
AN EXPLORATORY CROSS?COUNTRY ANALYSIS OF GENDERED INSTITUTIONS
Erasmus University Rotterdam
abstract standard empowerment model underlying gender policies international organisations emphasises womens access resources paper presents exploratory analysis relative importance access resources compared womens agency recognising agency may limited gendered institutional constraints presents crosscountry analysis variety formal informal gendered institutions access resources wellbeing achievements regression analysis suggests womens empowerment depends access resources positively gendered institutions negatively different institutions affecting different dimensions empowerment copyright 2011 john wiley amp sons ltd