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Kenya's biggest challenge is to deliver on the promises of raising Kenyan women's incomes, reducing poverty, closing … Constitution and treaties. This will alter the economic outcomes for Kenyan women and compel accounting officers to implement …
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This research paper analyzes the women empowerment programs in Nigeria and identifies if they're equitable and … empowerment: a critique of women's vocational skills programs and gender equity in Nigeria." The essay seeks to answer the … questions:• What development approaches influence women's vocational skills empowerment programs in Nigeria?• What are the …
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Women empowerment contributes to the coastal economy and dispositions to household income. This descriptive study aimed … to establish women's empowerment and their roles in the overall performance of selected fisheries-related livelihood in … coastal towns of Milagros, Cawayan, Placer, and Esperanza, Masbate. It was participated by 82 women beneficiaries. A …
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The economic and social imperative for women's economic empowerment is clear. Greater gender equality boosts economic … promoting women's empowerment, which the leaders see as a crucial contribution to promoting sustainable development. In this … the economic benefits of women's empowerment, both in the labor market and through more equal opportunities for boys and …
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The paper examines the short-term implications of urbanization on women empowerment in India. In theory, urbanization … can affect women either positively or negatively. Women in urban areas, compared to their rural counterparts, are thought … women's empowerment remain widespread in urban environments. We measure urbanization using satellite-based nighttime light …
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While, women have always ‘worked’, in their homes, in fields and in public spaces, their work has been undervalued and … invisible in national data accounting systems. Globally women are less likely than men to participate in the paid labour market …, etc. which is mostly denied to women. Also, even when they do enter the workforce, women’s work tends to mirror the roles …
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This paper examines the long-term link between British colonialism and women empowerment in India. We compare women … colonial rule. Controlling for selective annexation using a specific policy, we find that women who live in areas that were … under direct British rule, compared to their counterparts, are better off in terms of almost all measures of women …
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