undertakes a talk-centered analysis of the gram sabha with a focus on examining the oral participation of women in general and … women affiliated with microcredit self-help groups who have access to an associational life. The qualitative analysis of 255 … gram sabha transcripts from four South Indian states finds that women associated with microcredit self-help groups employ a …

This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may … not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic … percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on the existence and impact of gender discriminatory laws on women …'s outcomes across various domains (categories) that constitute the Women in Business and the Law measure of gender inequality …. The evidence to date suggests that there are significant negative consequences of legal gender discrimination on women …

Recent studies have suggested that women's business decisions are influenced by members of their household, especially …-depth qualitative study among microentrepreneurs in urban Ghana sought to understand the connections between women's businesses and … their households' management of economic resources. The findings show that women?s business decisions are influenced by: (1 …

This paper investigates a women's self-help group program with more than 1.5 million participants in one of the poorest …

Around the world, women face persistent barriers in seeking to enter the labor force, attain leadership positions, and … launch businesses. Gender inequality not only prevents women from achieving their full potential and gaining economic …, policymakers face the timely challenge of ensuring that women are not left behind in the development agenda. This working paper …

adult height. Each additional month of exposure decreases a women's adult height by 1.36 millimeters. The impacts are not …

This paper evaluates an intervention to raise young women's economic empowerment in Sierra Leone, where women … impact of the Ebola outbreak on the economic lives of 4,700 women tracked over the crisis, and any ameliorating role played … school post-crisis. In treated villages, the unavailability of young women leads some older girls to use transactional sex as …

of operations is consistently identified as a major issue. This paper uses a mixed methods approach to assess how women … entrepreneurs in Uganda start (and strive) operating firms in male-dominated sectors, and what hinders other women from doing so …. The study finds that women who cross over into male-dominated sectors make as much as men, and three times more than women …