Impact of Microfinance on Women Empowerment with Moderating Roles of Education and Age: Empirical Evidence from Egypt | ||
| المجلة العربية للإدارة | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 July 2024 PDF (488.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: بحوث باللغة الإنجلیزیة | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aja.2024.295105.1664 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hassan Abdelfatah Said* ; Aiman A. Ragab; Mohamed A. Ragheb | ||
| Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of Microfinance on Women Empowerment with Moderating Roles of Education and Age in Egypt. The objectives of this research are: to investigate the relationship between Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Egypt, to identify how Microfinance impacts Economic Empowerment, to examine how Microfinance impacts Socio-Cultural Empowerment, to determine how Microfinance impacts Familial/Interpersonal Empowerment, to examine how Microfinance impacts Political Empowerment, to investigate how Microfinance impacts Legal Empowerment, to identify how Microfinance impacts Psychological Empowerment, to analyze the moderation role of education level between Microfinance and Women Empowerment, to examine the moderation role of Age between Microfinance and Women Empowerment, to develop a framework for the relationship between Microfinance and Women Empowerment with moderating role of education and age using structural equation modelling The methodology used is focused on quantitative analysis utilizing an online survey tool to collect the necessary data and AMOS software for structural equation model analyses (SEM). The study’s main findings are that: The direct effect between Microfinance and Economic Empowerment is statistically significant, the direct effect between Microfinance and Socio-Cultural Empowerment is statistically significant, the direct effect between Microfinance and Familial/Interpersonal Empowerment is statistically significant, the direct effect between Microfinance and Political Empowerment is statistically significant, the direct effect between Microfinance and Legal Empowerment is statistically significant and the direct effect between Microfinance and Psychological Empowerment is statistically significant. Finally, the study found that education level and age moderate the relationship between Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Egypt. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Microfinance; Women Empowerment; Socio-Cultural Empowerment; Economic Empowerment; Political Empowerment | ||
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