Title: Mapping the landscape of women's financial empowerment: a bibliometric and network analysis

Authors: Mamta Aggarwal; Meera Bamba; Priya Gupta

Addresses: Department of Commerce, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, India ' Department of Commerce, Chaudhary Bansi Lal University, Bhiwani, India ' Department of Commerce, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, India

Abstract: The core purpose of this investigation is to employ bibliometric methods for analysing the research work conducted on women's financial empowerment from 1995 to 2023. Using the Scopus database, a search is conducted to identify the relevant articles related to women's economic empowerment, which enables the examination of various aspects of performance analysis. Statistical and network analysis results revealed that the maximum number of documents related to women's financial empowerment was published from 2019 to 2022. The key findings suggest that women's economic empowerment is a multidisciplinary field that encompasses various aspects such as reach to financial services, entrepreneurship, financial planning and management, financial education, etc. Additionally, network analysis reveals promising opportunities for future research work, focusing on various dimensions such as economic empowerment and health and well-being, digital financial technology or FinTech and financial empowerment and digital transformation of women, etc.

Keywords: women's financial empowerment; bibliometric analysis; gender equality; economic empowerment; performance analysis; network analysis; VOSviewer; Scopus database; Biblioshiny.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2026.155436

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2026 Vol.38 No.3, pp.301 - 336

Received: 08 Oct 2023
Accepted: 12 May 2024
Published online: 03 Aug 2026 *

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