TY - RPRT AU - Kishor, Sunita AU - Subaiya, Lekha CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Understanding women's empowerment: a comparative analysis of demographic and health surveys (DHS) data T2 - DHS Comparative Reports No. 20 PB - Macro International PY - 2008 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/CR20/CR20.pdf AB - This report examines the distribution and correlates of two different dimensions of the empowerment of currently married women age 15- 49 in 23 developing countries. These dimensions are women’s participation in household decision making and their attitudes regarding specific inequalities in gender roles. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. MEASURE DHS assists countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Additional information about the MEASURE DHS project can be obtained by contacting Macro International Inc., Demographic and Health Research Division, 11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705 (telephone: 301-572-0200; fax: 301- 572-0999; email: reports@macrointernational.com; internet: www.measuredhs.com). ER -