This paper constructs a culturally appropriate model for Muslim women's empowerment in management and leadership …, as well as national and cultural differences from Western women's empowerment models. The approach to model building … begins with two sources of evidence for women's empowerment-first, the empowerment of women recognised in the Qur'an and …

by men and by women in Vietnam during the period 2005-2013 and aims to provide explanations for the differences, if any …, labor productivity and employment creation. We found that men led MSMEs did not outperform those led by women on average … sector where women tend to lead medium-size firms with higher value added and labor productivity. The performance disparity …