. We focus on the rise of female entrepreneurship in Serbia and collect an extensive biographical dataset of women, who … took part in privatization. Although women enjoyed the same de jure rights as men, they faced a number of informal … restrictions such as i) patriarchal values, limiting the role of women in the society and ii) occupations in low-wage sectors …

women-friendly policies and legislation targeting areas such as minimum quotas for each gender for parliamentary seats … womens political well being, while the proportion of seats held by women in national parliament is positively correlated with … economic development, women are still under-represented at the governmental level in terms of holding ministerial portfolios …

women for gender equality: empowering women through human rights based approach / Altin Asli SIMSEK -- Women's empowerment … female entrepreneurial identity in turkey / Murat Sakir EROGUL -- Women empowerment through political participation in rising …Women empowerment and emancipation / Meltem INCE YENILMEZ -- The effect of women empowerment on national economies …

"Stories about women in the workforce permeate newspapers, magazines--virtually all media formats devoted to news and … commentary in contemporary society. Women's movement into the paid workforce has transformed their lives--and those of their … families-and has in many ways reshaped society. This book takes a holistic view of the economic lives of women in the workforce." …