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AbstractMeasurement of women's empowerment has grown over the last few decades, but major challenges still exist for measuring progress in dimensions based on different situational and cultural contexts. This study used a systematic review method to identify quantitative literature related to measures of women's empowerment in developing countries. Features of 17 studies were summarized and compared applying bivariate and text analysis. The most applied dimensions of women's empowerment were household decision making, financial and economic decision making, freedom of movement, self‐esteem, and sexual and reproductive decision making. The results of the study contribute to expanding indicators of women's empowerment in developing countries.

This study examines the extent of differences in the level of child stunting between boys and girls in India. Two explanations of the gap in stunting are tested using data from National Family Health Survey. Both log-linear and generalised ordinal regression methods were employed to analyse the data. The findings suggest a two-pronged approach to close the stunting gap: encouraging women's education and improving sanitation through universal supply of toilet facilities and clean and portable water.