Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Master Student of Social Research, Department of Social Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2 2- Department of Social Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
The current research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the role of local development offices on the social empowerment of women in order to develop the culture of monitoring and evaluation. Descriptive research is analytical, and it was done by survey method. The statistical population of women living in Shahid Bahonar neighborhood of Mashhad was selected. Non-probability sampling by selecting 100 women who used the services of offices and 100 women who did not use the services of local development offices were questioned. The tool used was a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire has been evaluated using face and criterion validity and reliability of the instrument using Cronbach's alpha method. The research results showed; Among the 7 investigated components of women's social empowerment in the use of facilitation offices, the most impact is related to the dimension of social value, followed by participation, interaction and social responsibility. The components of social cohesion and social trust have shown a very weak impact and no impact has been seen in the dimension of social satisfaction. In general, according to the obtained results, it can be said: In the discussion of social empowerment of women in marginal areas, the facilitation offices have not been very successful as it is included in the agenda of the fourth development program related to the establishment of local development offices.
Keywords
- Social empowerment of women
- local development offices (facilitation)
- country development
- development of monitoring and evaluation culture
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