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Making of a Muslim woman : different pathways to religious practices
Vasudev, Romica; Inbanathan, Anand - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014556623
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Nutrition, religion, and widowhood in Nigeria
Milazzo, Annamaria; Van de Walle, Dominique - 2018
It is known that Muslim women in Nigeria have significantly worse nutritional status than their Christian counterparts. The paper first shows that this difference is explained by covariates including geographic location, ethnicity, household wealth, and women's education. However, on accounting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011903150
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Voices to Choices : Bangladesh's Journey in Women's Economic Empowerment
Solotaroff, Jennifer L. - 2009
Women have experienced significant changes in various spheres of their lives during the last decades as Bangladesh made economic progress. Yet women's economic engagement and empowerment are subdued, as they cannot make sufficient choices for themselves. This book provides a comprehensive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644209
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Closing the Gender Gap : Opportunities for the Women's Mobile Financial Services Market in Bangladesh
Barooah, Prabir - 2018
The report highlight the opportunities, problems, and challenges related to the financial inclusion of women through MFS adoption in Bangladesh. The data in this report was collected through a nationally representative survey of 2,000 female mobile financial services (MFS) users and 2,000 female...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645399
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Gender and Climate Change in Bangladesh : The Role of Institutions in Reducing Gender Gaps in Adaptation Program
Ahmad, Nilufar - 2012
This study on Bangladesh was undertaken to analyze the gender dimensions of climate change and the role of institutions in reducing gender gaps. The study was carried out in 20 sites covering 600 households, from March 2010 to May 2011, using both qualitative and quantitative instruments. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247690
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Study on Mapping the Market Potential and Accelerating Finance for Women Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Singh, Sanjana - 2016
International Finance Corporation (IFC) conducted a survey to identify opportunities and provide recommendations for facilitating finance for women small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs. Various stakeholders were interviewed during the survey which included 500 women SME entrepreneurs,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248169
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Whispers to Voices : Gender and Social Transformation in Bangladesh
World Bank - 2008
Bangladesh stands out as the shining new example in South Asia of a poor country achieving impressive gains in gender equality. Between 1971 and 2004, Bangladesh halved its fertility rates. In much of the country today, girls' secondary school attendance exceeds that of boys. The gender gap in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248222
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Piety and profits : stock market anomaly during the Muslim holy month
Białkowski, Je̜drzej; Etebari, Ahmad; Wisniewski, … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008695604
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Trade and geography in the economic origins of Islam : theory and evidence
Michalopulos, Stelios; Naghavi, Alireza; Prarolo, Giovanni - 2010 - This draft: May, 2010
This research examines the economic origins of Islam and uncovers two empirical regularities. First, Muslim countries … (i) determined the economic aspects of the religious doctrine upon which Islam was formed, and (ii) shaped its subsequent … had to remain within limits for Islam to persist. This was instituted via restrictions on physical capital accumulation …
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