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 …

Purpose Microfinance is seen as the tool for poverty elimination. It provides loan to that
particular section of the society which is not included in the mainstream financial system …

Support for gender equality has increased globally, and studies of this trend usually
examine individual-and/or country-level factors. However, this overlooks subnational …

This study advances current knowledge on contraceptive use in Bangladesh by providing
new insights into the extent of regional variations in contraceptive use across rural and …

Con el objetivo de determinar cómo la dependencia emocional y autoestima predicen la
violencia psicológica en mujeres emprendedoras peruanas, se realizó un estudio …

Purpose Attaining equality between women and men and eliminating all forms of
discrimination are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Nevertheless …

The intersections between gender, mobility and power have been well established. While
research has examined the inequity of (im) mobility, the role of restricted mobility as a form of …

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has caused extreme threat and fatalities across
the globe. India suffered enormously being the largest populous country after China …

Although the impact of micro-credit and direct cash transfers on women economic
empowerment has been extensively studied, the impact of having access to a bank account …

Objective This Measuring Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Compendium selects
and reviews tools for measuring women's economic empowerment (or disempowerment) …