Proceedings of 23rd International Business Research Conference
18 - 20 November, 2013, Marriott Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, ISBN: 978-1-922069-36-8
Does Income Lead to Empowerment?: The Case of Women
Potato Farmers in Pakistan
Amjad, Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen and Kandy Dayaram
Literature abounds with claims that income leads to empowerment.
However, this relationship is not always straightforward, particularly where
cultural, social and religious factors interplay. In Pakistan, roles of men and
women are embedded in socio-cultural and religious beliefs. Although
women empowerment and promotion of gender equality are being adopted
in line with global development objectives within the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), various factors can potentially impact women
empowerment and gender. In this paper, we examine the role of, and
relationship between, income and women empowerment among women
potato farmers in Pakistan from the multiple perspectives surrounding
women’s participation in rural employment and economic activities. This
research is expected to provide valuable information on women’s
participation in economic activities, their income share and its impact on
women empowerment in the context of Pakistan’s rural socio-economy.
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Corresponding author: Amjad, Curtin Business School, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Email: amjad.amjad@postgrad.curtin.edu.au, amjadkhan180@hotmail.com
Associate Professor Fay Rola-Rubzen, Deputy Dean, Research and Development, Curtin Business
School, Perth, Australia
Professor Kandy Dayaram, Head, School of Management, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.