Although microfinance started as a movement to improve women's economic wellbeing through increased female … entrepreneurship in particular, its impact on women's attitudes toward and participation in the labour market is not fully understood …. We fill this gap by combining data on branch locations of the major microfinance institutions in Bangladesh with …

investigate the association between women participation and cost efficiency of microfinance institutions. The study examines the … participation of women in microfinance institutions from five engagement perspectives, namely board member, management member, loan … improve the cost efficiency of microfinance institutions in SSA. The findings indicate that allowing women to be engaged in …

of long-standing gender equality issues such as violence against women but also make gender equality a more relevant and … pressing issue than ever. Mounting evidence shows that when crisis strikes violence against women and girls intensifies …. Equality among women and men is one of the key values of the EU and a largely untapped catalyst for economic prosperity (EIGE …