Purpose – While numerous comparative studies have measured women's participation in starting or owning a business, the … cultural factors influence the decision calculus of women to found and expand enterprises: legal and social status …; institutional presence; and economic empowerment. Women who have the requisite support exploit market opportunities and translate …

lessens its effectiveness to bring equality within the generation. More research is needed before policy recommendations can …

realized until women are centrally included in policy discussions about food. Women's special relationship with food is … with the rights of women and other human rights; what the policy implications of these intersecting rights are; and how …This paper explores conceptual and practical linkages between women and food, and argues that food security cannot be …