What to write in questionnaire for sociology project on women inequality
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Answer:
Explanation:
Good survey questions are easy to understand and
answer, pick up variation, minimize the risk of social
desirability bias, have realistic recall periods, and
are relevant and tailored to the local context. This
appendix contains examples of questions that J-PAL
affiliated researchers have used to measure women’s
empowerment in impact evaluations. These examples
can be used to generate ideas and develop new
survey questions.1 They are not an exhaustive list
of questions from J-PAL affiliates’ evaluations, nor
do they represent the full range of questions that
should be considered in a given topic area. These
indicators are also not intended to be replicated
without first refining and piloting them in a specific
context. In particular, all the suggested survey question
responses are based on extensive piloting in the field.
We will have to do the same when generating our
own surveys. Some of the survey questions were also
adapted from standardized modules, which we try to
note. We should also keep in mind that when survey
questions are subject to social desirability bias, we
may want to triangulate the results using multiple
survey indicators, objective survey indicators, and/or
non-survey instruments (detailed in Appendix 2).
The tables in this appendix include sample survey
questions and responses related to measuring
women’s empowerment in the following realms: 1)
economic; 2) social; 3) intimate partner and family; 4)
political and civic; 5) psychological; 6) education; and
7) health. These domains are not mutually exclusive
and many of the survey questions in this appendix fall
under multiple domains.
1 The University of California San Diego’s Evidence-Based
Measures of Empowerment for Research on Gender Equality
(EMERGE) website is another useful resource. The website
compiles survey questions that have been used to measure
gender equality and empowerment along with guidelines for
selecting metrics.