Abstract: We used a nationwide demographic survey to study the relation between television exposure and women’s empowerment in India. Ordinary least squares (OLS) results suggested that TV exposure improved Indian women’s status. We used the propensity score matching (PSM) method to mitigate the potential threat of endogeneity. The results indicate that TV exposure is correlated with greater awareness of autonomy, greater financial independence, less unwanted pregnancy (birth control), negative attitude toward beating, a lower tendency of giving birth, a smaller family, and a lower preference level for sons.
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Ting, H. L., Ao, C. K., & Lin, M. J. (2014). Television on Women’s Empowerment in India. Journal of Development Studies, 50(11), 1523–1537. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2014.896456
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