The paper studies how well-being of women is impacted by the interaction of prevalent corruption levels with the forces of globalisation. Given that corruption disproportionately affect women and girls as they generally start from low level of endowments on most socio-economic aspects, it tests...

Revisiting foundational feminist work on the concept of empowerment from the 1980s and 1990s, this paper draws on the findings of a multi-country research programme, 'Pathways of Women's Empowerment', to explore pathways of positive change in women's lives, in diverse contexts, and to draw...

It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries' domestic laws have prevented women from achieving full economic empowerment, which in turn has negative macroeconomic implications. In many countries, laws often reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's...

The impact of micro credit on the empowerment of women / Nasim Saadati, Prachi Kapil, Mansour Esmaeil Zaei -- Hybrid healthcare will lead the way in empowering women across emerging markets : reimagine and revolutionise the future of female healthcare / Samantha Dumas, Charlotte Pedersen, Sophie...

Aid for Trade supports developing and least-developed countries in building their trade capacity and in increasing their exports by turning market access opportunities into market presence. It does so by addressing four key areas: trade policy & regulations; economic infrastructure; building...

This paper looks at the various trade policies WTO Members have put into place to foster women's economic empowerment. The analysis below is based on the information provided by WTO Members as part of their Trade Policy Review (TPRs) process from 2014 to 2018. Reports from the WTO Secretariat,...