Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of microfinance loans on poverty reduction amongst women … sub sample of ten women entrepreneurs who secured microfinance loans for their new or established enterprises. Findings … results make a contribution to research on women entrepreneurship in general and optimal microfinance loan size in particular.  …

study used 37 semi‐structured questionnaires from women borrowers financed by two microfinance institutions of Pakistan … larger ongoing research project, seeking to understand the influence and impact of microfinance on women's entrepreneurship …. Findings – The findings show that microfinance institution is providing credit to women for starting their business. However …

of a South African microfinance institution (MFI). In particular, the authors consider the introduction of a tool to …

(SCIs) by interest‐free banks in different countries like Turkey, Cyprus, Sudan and Bangladesh. Design …

violence against women. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses the survey data from 69 villages in Bangladesh and the …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to document the impact of participation in microfinance programs on domestic … results show that women’s participation in microcredit programs does not reduce domestic violence. However, this result is …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of microcredit on women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh … four districts of Bangladesh. Logistic regression is used to estimate the odd of improving women empowerment after … participating in microfinance. Findings The results show positive impacts of microfinance on most of the selected indicators for …