"This book explores the issue of whether microfinance institutions empower women has become a heated debate not only in …

crisis -- The Influence of Women in the Board on the Efficiency of Brazilian Credit Unions -- Informal microfinance in … Systematic Review -- Long-term effect of microfinance services on women's economic empowerment in Yemen -- Natural Disaster … the interplay between microfinance and poverty, economic development, well-being and women’s empowerment. The book also …

Background: This research explores the repercussions of the COVID-19 emergency on women’s enablement worldwide … various metrics pertinent to women’s empowerment, encompassing the ratio of employed females to the total populace, women …’s labor force involvement, female representation in legislative assemblies, young women disengaged from education, occupation …

, and rigorous evidence on effective interventions to foster the economic empowerment of women. The RBI comprised five small … pilots with built-in impact evaluation designed to identify what works best in promoting better outcomes for women as … policy area. While there is a clear rationale for policy interventions to help remove constraints to women's ec …