specifications. The findings of this paper support the long-standing view that women empowerment contributes to the reduction of …

adequate collateral limits women entrepreneurs' ability to access formal finance, leaving them to rely on informal sources … gender gaps in financial access. Results suggest that an increase in women entrepreneurs access to formal credit results in …

Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA … policies on the economic and social welfare of women in the region. On the expenditure side, we test the explanatory power of … for MENA women are not explained by the amount of government social spending, suggesting the answer lies in the efficiency …

It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries' domestic laws have prevented women from … reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy-along with the …

one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we … model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as …

highlight the importance of positive attitudes towards women working and individual characteristics such as years of education …