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1 Women’s voice and leadership in decision-making Assessing the evidence Pilar Domingo …

Purpose This study aims to explore economic, social, psychological and political
empowerment and dis-empowerment of women caused by microfiance interventions …

Traditionally the position of women in Tanzania has been low compared to men. Women are
poorer, have low education and suffer from traditions and customary laws. Thus …

Does microfinance support the empowerment of female borrowers? Results of studies
analyzing microfinance and empowerment delivered mixed results. In order to explore …

Defining and measuring women's economic empowerment (WEE) has been at the centre of
the current debates among international development scholars and practitioners. The lack of …

Microcredit is perceived as an effective tool to empower women, especially those who are
deprived of accessing financial services. However, the literature has arrived with …

The role of microfinance institutions in poverty reduction and wellbeing improvement has
attracted the policymakers' attention in the developing countries across the globe as well as …

In developing countries, producer organizations (POs) are important for achieving women
empowerment mainly through promoting women's access to the organization's resources …

Economic empowerment of poor households is a key entry point for development
organisations concerned with economic inequality. Over the decades, gender inequality has …

Recognizing the growing importance of awareness of international social issues for social
workers, this thoroughly revised edition provides an updated introduction to a variety of …