Twenty-two studies from lower- and middle-income countries rigorously tested if an increase in access to childcare improved mothers' labor force participation or earnings. All but one study found at least some positive impact on mothers' labor force participation and related outcomes resulting...

That women play a central role in the provision, management, and safeguarding of water is one of the four internationally accepted principles of water management. This principle is especially important for the developing world where millions of women lack access to water for their basic needs....

This title discusses how to alleviate poverty in Africa, identifying the constraints under which women operate and policies that will aid growth and empower women, recognising the importance of bargaining parameters and the role of assets