<![CDATA[This study examines factors associated with women’s empowerment in Tenggarong Seberang District, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, amid the decline in coal mining activity and the emerging energy transition. Cross-sectional questionnaire data from 79 purposively selected women were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Policy support was positively associated with empowerment (β = 0.361, T = 2.586, p = 0.010), as were education and skills (β = 0.343, T = 3.311, p = 0.001). Access to resources, mining impact, and economic participation were not statistically significant. The results indicate that institutional support and capability development are the two statistically supported correlates in this sample; however, their f² values remain small, and nonsignificant estimates should not be interpreted as evidence of no relationship, given the exploratory sample's limited power to detect small effects. The findings support gender-responsive transition policies that expand access to training, education, and meaningful participation, while recognizing that the cross-sectional, self-reported, and occupationally homogeneous sample does not permit causal inference.]]>
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