The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …

the contrary, men living farther away from urban and maquila jobs are more likely to work. However, women living in … greater isolation are highly concentrated in own-production agricultural activities, where women's skills are rewarded less … than comparable men's skills. Through concentration into this sector, women living in geographic isolation obtain worse …

This paper analyzes the impact of the Strengthening Women Entrepreneurship in Peru (SWEP) program. SWEP trained female … expenditures, or women's empowerment in the household. Qualitative information suggests that micro entrepreneurs were satisfied …

This study identifies key barriers to women¿s businesses globally and evaluates the degree to which they constrain … women¿s business growth in Latin America. These barriers include a lack of access to financial products and services, risk …

The mission of Pro Mujer Perú is to support women through loans and training programs that will contribute to their … comprehensive development. The majority of these women are self-employed peddlers whose business produces an income for their …

-1991, the paper finds that women living in areas covered by the Globo signal have significantly lower fertility. The effect is … strongest for women of lower socioeconomic status and for women in the central and late phases of their fertility cycle. Finally …