Female entrepreneurs contribute substantially to economic growth in Asia. Despite their
economic success, we know relatively little about them. This article presents a …

Economic inequality is out of control. In 2019, the world's billionaires, only 2,153 people, had
more wealth than 4.6 billion people. This great divide is based on a flawed and sexist …

The previous literature documents that female-owned businesses are less profitable than
male-owned businesses, including microenterprises that make up the majority of firms in …

Rural transformation pathways focused on efficiency and productivity often leave women
and marginalized social groups behind in addition to having negative impacts on the …

This brief presents emerging evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on
the care economy. Complementing a separate UN Women brief,“Addressing the Economic …

There has been increasing interest in understanding gendered social norms and how they
change. This paper explores change in social norms relating to men's participation in unpaid …

Care and domestic work have gained attention in the global policy discourse, particularly
following feminist research and activism showing its burden for women. However, these …

Globally, unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) is understood as work done in service of
others and motivated by reasons other than financial compensation. It is often carried out …

Oxfam works to fight poverty and injustice in all its forms, through development projects,
humanitarian responses, and campaigning. Central to Oxfam's approach is women's rights …

Women make up 50 per cent of India's population but less than a quarter of them are in the
workforce with three in every four women not working. Falling female labour force …