Resources about poverty and opportunities for economic empowerment and development.
WMI believes that increasing financial inclusion and teaching financial literacy empowers poor women to take control of their livelihoods and their lives.
In this open-access book, Mary Njeri Kinyanjui explores the trajectory of women’s movement from the margins of urbanization into the centres of business activities in Nairobi and its accompanying implications for urban planning.
This open access book examines the relationship between trade and women’s economic empowerment by focusing on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in six countries.
AWID is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide.
At Solar Sister, we invest in local women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and sustain successful clean energy businesses, so they can build a brighter future for themselves, their families, and the world.
Episode about pay gap.
CINI seeks to break the vicious cycle of poverty, malnutrition, ill-health, illiteracy, abuse and violence, affecting in particular children and women.
A report assessing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a gender perspective.
This study focuses on women in Nepal and their reasons for migrating.
Provide training to development practitioners, including governments, policy and programme staff in international development agencies.
A network focusing on gender equality and the participation of women in urban development.
This report analyzes the a impact of women’s organizations that received grants from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ MDG3 Fund.
Report ranks economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool.
This article introduces Buen Vivir both as a concept and in its implementation in public policies in Bolivia. The notion that Buen Vivir is gender neutral is examined.
Study provides evidence on CCTs as a solution to delay the age of marriage and improve opportunities for girls and women.
Dashboard provides an assessment of women’s inclusion in the economy, showcasing the extent to which women participate in their economic spheres.
This brief explains what we have learned about gender and taxation and looks at.
A feminist analysis of the ongoing debates about welfare reform.
Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls’ lives across very different contexts. Grounded in four years of in-depth research in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam, the book adopts a holistic approach, recognising the inter-related nature of capabilities and the importance of local context.
Works at the critical intersection of women and conflict providing skills, knowledge, and resources.
Focused on selected emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women.
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