Gender Disparities in Socio-Economic Decision-Making and Network Empowerment: A Multi-Dimensional Framework

Author(s)	Biswajit Bhoi, Dr. Rajeev Johari
Country	India
Abstract	The pursuit of gender equality requires a nuanced understanding of how socio-economic and political empowerment is distributed and enacted between men and women. While structural barriers are well-documented, less attention has been paid to the behavioral and network-based dimensions of empowerment, such as collaboration styles, decision-making preferences under risk, and social capital accumulation. This paper explores the relationship between these factors and empowerment within a professional and academic study area. Drawing upon bibliometric data, behavioral game theory, and social network analysis, we propose a theoretical framework to analyze how distinct behavioral traits—such as the propensity for collaboration, ethical decision-making, and equity-efficiency trade-offs—shape the empowerment landscape. We posit that while women often display more egalitarian collaboration patterns and a preference for distributive justice, they face systemic disadvantages driven by network homophily among men and gendered differences in self-promotion and overconfidence. This study outlines a methodology to empirically test these dynamics, aiming to inform policy interventions that go beyond numerical representation to address the underlying mechanisms of exclusion.
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2026
Published On	2026-04-25
DOI	https://doi.org/10.70528/IJLRP.v7.i4.2151
Short DOI	https://doi.org/hb27s8

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