Table 1

Summary of the variables

Variables usedDefinitionNumber of itemsSources extracted
Awareness (AW)It refers to empowering women to make their own decisions, build self-confidence, and influence societal changes6Ssennono et al. (2023), Panda et al. (2021) 
Government policy (GP)It captures the government’s role in addressing issues that affect women and ensuring that women’s concerns are integrated into the development and implementation of all policies5Sukmana (2020), Effendy and Setyawan (2023), Alsaad et al. (2023) 
Market forces (MF)It represents how market innovations empower women in interconnected ways; particularly through time-saving and health-related improvements that disproportionately benefit them4Al-Nasrallah (2023), Duan et al. (2023), Song (2023) 
Entrepreneurship (EP)It highlights the importance of women’s entrepreneurship, as a pathway to economic empowerment and gender equality, aligned with SDG 55Bagheri et al. (2023), Adenutsi (2023), Blanco-Gonzalez-Tejero and Cano-Marin (2023) 
Poverty alleviation (PA)It addresses efforts to reduce household deprivation in terms of living standards, health, and education as key components of women’s empowerment5Ge et al. (2023), Adenutsi (2023), Moreno (2023) 
Waqf microfinance (WQ)It reflects how Waqf-based microfinance provides community-benefiting services that enhance women’s self-esteem and access to resources and opportunities5Amin et al. (2024), Islam (2021) 
Sustainable scheme for women empowerment (SSWE)It focuses on the long-term empowerment of women as a foundation for sustainable economic development and global progress5Pal and Gupta (2023), Mayoux (2020), Hermawati et al. (2023) 

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