Women's empowerment is essential for socio-economic development as it is considered as
one of the major factors for increasing worldwide development efforts. The influence of …

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is pervasive throughout the world, with profound
consequences for women's health. While women's 'economic empowerment'is touted as a …

Abstract The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been in use since
2012 and is widely recognized as one of the most rigorous tools to measure women's …

Maternal mortality rates during childbirth in Sierra Leone are amongst the highest globally,
with 1360 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Furthermore, the country's neonatal …

Multiple established connections link access to safely managed water, sanitation and
hygiene (WASH) and gender equality. As development actors seek to attain the fifth and …

Growing evidence suggests that community-based interventions in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) can effectively address harmful social norms that promote or sustain …

The role of the Ready-made Garment (RMG) sector in transforming the lives of working
women in Bangladesh has been controversial. This study examines the impact of paid …

Several authors have noted that there is an under-representation of gender approaches in
fisheries policy and research. While fisheries are widely considered a male-dominated …

To assess the association between women's autonomy and intimate partner violence (IPV)
against women of childbearing age. Secondary analysis of the 2019 Demographic and …

Human development cannot occur without women's empowerment. Particularly in
marginalized contexts lacking equal treatment between women and men, women's …