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Abstract：
Empowering women and promoting gender equality is crucial for accelerating sustainable development in fragile countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, there is scarce existing knowledge or understanding of the factors determining women\'s empowerment in these contexts. We aimed to assess women\'s empowerment and determine its associated factors in Kinshasa, DRC. We analyzed data from the 2021 Performance Monitoring Assessment (PMA) survey. A sample of 1365 women of childbearing age was retained for this study. Twenty empowerment items related to household decision-making, contraception use, and husband/partner influence were considered. We calculated the average women\'s empowerment index (aWEI), identified the women\'s empowerment variables using principal component analysis (PCA), and determined the associated factors for the first three principal components through the performance of multivariate binary logistic regression. In Kinshasa, the overall aWEI was estimated at 0.65. It was low for household decision-making (0.34) and high for husband/partner influence domains (0.93). Three principal components were identified and named, including the absence of threats, control of sexuality, and participation in decision-making. The factors associated with these components were having internet access, being in free union with a partner, being aged 40-49 years, and residing in a non-slum area. Increasing access to information would enable women in Kinshasa to make strategic decisions about their lives, benefiting themselves and others.
摘要：
增强妇女权能和促进性别平等对于加快脆弱国家的可持续发展至关重要，包括刚果民主共和国（DRC）。然而,在这些背景下，对决定女性赋权的因素缺乏现有的知识或理解。我们旨在评估金沙萨的妇女赋权，并确定其相关因素，刚果民主共和国。我们分析了2021年绩效监测评估(PMA)调查的数据。本研究保留了1365名育龄妇女的样本。与家庭决策有关的20个赋权项目，避孕使用,并考虑了丈夫/伴侣的影响。我们计算了平均女性赋权指数(aWEI)，利用主成分分析(PCA)确定了女性赋权变量，并通过多元二元逻辑回归的性能确定前三个主成分的相关因素。在金沙萨,总体aWEI估计为0.65。家庭决策低（0.34），丈夫/伴侣影响域高（0.93）。确定并命名了三个主成分，包括没有威胁，控制性行为，参与决策。与这些组件相关的因素是可以上网，与伴侣自由结合，40-49岁，居住在非贫民窟地区。增加获取信息的机会将使金沙萨的妇女能够对自己的生活做出战略性决定，使自己和他人受益。
