this study is to investigate the feminization of agriculture as well as its implications for women's agency, household … welfare, and agricultural productivity. This report provides some introduction to women in agriculture, lays out the study … methodology, and provides background information on migration, women, and agriculture in Guatemala. Women's role in agriculture is …

progress and key economic challenges facing women in GCC countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The note …

This report focuses on better understanding the factors that influence women's economic opportunities in particular, an … area in which significant inequalities remain. Women's economic opportunity is defined as a set of laws, regulations, and … practices that allow women to participate in the workforce under conditions roughly equal to those of men, whether as wage …

,000 in 2016, encouraged in part by increased government efforts to facilitate new business. Vietnam's women own 95,906 or … about 21 percent of formal enterprises. Vietnam has fewer differences between the legal statuses of men and women. However …, most banks have yet to consider adopting strategies that cater to women-owned SMEs. Even when women entrepreneurs do …

The report highlight the opportunities, problems, and challenges related to the financial inclusion of women through …

The objective of this study is to examine the linkages between migration and women's work and empowerment in … agriculture in Nepal and Senegal. In particular, this analysis seeks to understand: (i) how outmigration influences women's work … in agriculture; (ii) the consequences of male-dominated migration on gender roles and women's empowerment; and (iii …

evaluation of the women in agribusiness leadership network (WALN), a transformational project implemented in Ethiopia by … the selected high-potential women leaders in the agribusiness sector. In order to assess and interpret the impact …

Central America lags the rest of Latin America in outcomes related to women. The countries of Central America (Costa … of women and improving their social and economic outcomes. This report takes stock of this progress as well as continuing … challenges faced by women in the region. It assesses women's legal rights and protections, access to endowments and economic …

Do women in Jordan want to work? How do men feel about working women in their family? To what extent do personal …? The Jordanian government and development partners have invested heavily in promoting women's economic inclusion. However … ourselves these questions to help us understand binding constraints that prevent excluded groups, such as women and youth, from …

The purpose of this report is to present the findings from a study on the Economic Empowerment of Women through … facilitate the competitiveness of micro and small enterprises and economic opportunities for women and other disadvantaged people … analysis along this transport corridor, analyzes human capital (with particular focus on women) and the labor force along …