Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Social and Political Empowerment: Mediating Role of Economic Empowerment Subject The topic of the resource Economic empowerment; Financial inclusion; Financial inclusion index; Slums; Women empowerment Description An account of the resource The primary purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial inclusion on womens social and political empowerment through the mediation of economic empowerment. A multidimensional index is created, using methodology by UNDP, to measure financial inclusion. Womens empowerment is measured through economic, social, and political dimensions. The datacollected from 545 women in slums through a structured schedule on a 5-point Likert scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed to measure the construct. Multivariate statistical techniques such as regression were used to test the relationship between financial inclusion and women empowerment. The findings underscore a discernibly modest representation of women attaining high financial inclusion in slum settings. It is essential to recognise the pivotal role of economic empowerment as a partial mediator within the intricate interplay linking financial inclusion to social and political empowerment.This investigation is grounded in an examination of urban slums but has the potential for broader applicability, encompassing rural regions and locales proximate to financial centers within metropolitan areas to formulate a comprehensive framework for the empowerment of women. The findings underscore the impact of socio-economic and politico-economic factors on the incorporation of marginalized communities into the formal financial system. The current investigation results have implications for policymakers in developing countries that can serve as a valuable resource to enhance womens participation in the formal financial system. 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bhatia S.; Dawar G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of the Knowledge Economy Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01621-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01621-1</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85178923156&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs13132-023-01621-1&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8fa7a09cdf14ea40f2b903d8f44c3f5e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85178923156&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs13132-023-01621-1&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8fa7a09cdf14ea40f2b903d8f44c3f5e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 18687865 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Bhatia S., Department of Management, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi, India, University School of Management and Entrepreneurship, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India; Dawar G., School of Business and Management, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, India