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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Women’s economic empowerment"”.
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The Effects of Grameen-Model Microfinance Institutions and Self-Help Group Microfinance on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Rural India
<p>Women in rural India suffer from pervasive gender inequality and disempowerment. One road to equality is economic empowerment through microfinance. Economic empowerment consists of an increase in savings, income, ownership of property or a microenterprise, and access to social services and …
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Contribution of Microfinance on Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Case Study of Solidarity Loans at Akiba Commercial Bank PLC, Buguruni Branch
… at examining the factors that have impact upon women economic empowerment. The study examined the extent to which microfinance has influenced women‘s economic empowerment. The study was conducted at Akiba Commercial Bank Plc, Buguruni Branch. Although it has been difficult to ascertain why in …
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An investigation into women’s economic empowerment in the blue economy: A case study of Omankete seafood processors in Walvis Bay, Namibia
… export earnings. Despite such stellar numbers, women are still not sufficiently empowered to gain economic opportunities in this industry due to a lack of knowledge and technical know-how and it being a male-dominated sector, hence the gender disparities. This study explored the opportunities …
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Voice: economic empowerment of low-income Egyptian women
… out to examine the enablers and constraints of Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programmes in Egypt. The purpose of the research is to explore and identify the factors that hinder women in the Middle East and Africa region (MENA) from participating in Women’s Economic Empowerment programmes to …
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Women Empowerment Through Self-Selected Groups: The Case of LAPO Microfinance Bank Ltd.
In contemporary times, the concept of women empowerment has become an issue of key importance in the development discourse across the world. Studies on the impact of microfinance on women empowerment has shown conflicting results- with some studies presenting empirical evidence of its positive …
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Prospects and challenges for empowering female entrepreneurs in Africa – a Nigerian case study
… how they can be empowered to contribute more to economic development. The focus is to understand why many female entrepreneurs in Nigeria are primarily concentrated in the informal sector compared to their male counterparts who are dominating the formal industry and how these women can be …