Determinants of the role of woman in environmental sustainable development

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University

2 League of Arab States

3 Ministry of Education

Abstract

The present study aimed at identifying the role of woman in environmental sustainable development “environmental conservation” in one village at Minia Governorate, and identifying the main significant socio-economic, demographic and cultural correlates and determinants of the role of woman in environmental sustainable development and their relative importance.
A random sample of 225 women was selected from shosha village in El-Minia governorate. An interview questionnaire was and designed to include various variables pertained to the objectives of the study. It was pre-tested and modified accordingly. Percentages, standard deviation, zero-order correlation, and Step-wise multiple regression (forward solution) techniques were the tools of data analysis.
Step-wise multiple regression analysis showed that, six independent variables out of the fifteen independent variables made a significant unique contribution to regression equation. The six independent variables taken together explain about 34.4% of the total variance of environmental conservation. These six variables are: Educational Status; ownership of agricultural equipments; Respondent’ age; cultural and geographical openness; Work status and Women’s empowerment.
The study recommended that more effort need to be provided such as: provision of reproductive health services, provide more job opportunities for women, in addition to providing more educational opportunities, especially for women in rural and disadvantaged areas in order to empower women to achieve sustainable development in the governorate.

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