This research challenges the stylized fact of a gender gap in financial literacy, i.e. the finding that women lag behind men in this respect. Our data which samples middle-class people from Bangkok does not show a gender gap, neither in regards to financial literacy nor regarding various kinds...

Although rural entrepreneurship is an emergent field of study and has emerged as one of the most noticeable ways to promote rural development, the few studies concerning the theme are still incipient. Moreover, a lot of studies focus on farmers and rural entrepreneurs as a whole and little...

The research on women entrepreneurship has mainly studied these topics: i) the characteristics and motivations (Brush and Hisrich, 1991; Pablo-Martí et al., 2014), ii) the strategic choice (Verheul et al., 2008), iii) the role of leadership (Schwartz, 1976; Justo et al. 2006)), iv) the entry barriers...

Using longitudinal and biomarker data from the China Family Panel Studies and the China Health and Nutrition Survey, this study examines the association between the type of domestic cooking fuel and the health of women aged ≥16 in rural China. Regarding three major domestic cooking fuels...

In its States of Fragility 2022 report, the OECD aims to add a sixth dimension to its multidimensional fragility framework – the human dimension – to measure factors affecting the realisation of people’s wellbeing and potential. This innovation casts new light on the determining role that...

This paper presents the results from the 2020 round of the OECD Blended Finance Funds and Facilities Survey, which for the first time included questions on cross-cutting development topics – including gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The 198 survey respondents...

Internationally, gender-based violence (GBV) is an ongoing crisis, a shadow pandemic. Strong collective and individual action is urgently needed, and targeted financing towards the elimination of GBV is a necessity. This paper examines levels and areas of focus of official development assistance...

This paper presents the findings of an examination of OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members’ efforts to advance women’s economic empowerment (WEE) within their development cooperation and gender equality policies and strategies. It analyses the variety of definitions and...

Nigeria is one of the largest recipients of international philanthropic funding, but little is known about its domestic philanthropy, receiving approximately USD 192 million per year from large international foundations between 2013-18. However, these estimates do not consider funding from...

This document reflects ongoing work on entrepreneurship within the OECD and was prepared as background paper for the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) project on Enhancing Women’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship and Leadership in the Midst of China’s New...