Social Impact Assessment of Microfinance Programmes - weman

Table - A.3.2.21
Women’s Empowerment - SOCIAL Aspects
[ASASAH]
Active
Borrowers
Respondent Category
Pipeline
Borrowers
Non-
Borrowers
Overall
Number of Respondents 236 92 149 477
Are you free to go out and visit your
friends and relatives with out permission 68 85 77 74
Do you have the choice of the dresses you
wear 81 99 94 89
Do your husband impose his religious
beliefs on you and make you accept them 5 8 2 4
Do you have any association with political
parties 3 3 1 3
Do you participate in voting and other
democratic procedure 46 57 59 52
Do your husband impose her political
ideas on you and make you accept them 3 5 5 4
Do you participate in the meetings of NGO
programmes or in other social events 59 74 35 54
Do your husband prevent you from
participating in such programmes 14 12 6 11
Do you take decisions on the marriage of
your son-daughter 53 70 43 53
Do your husband discuss with you on the
issues of the marriage of children and
close relatives
75 87 61 73
Figures are percentages except number of respondents
40