covering 350 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in 70 countries. The results indicate that more women clients is associated with …This paper analyzes gender-differences with respect to microfinance repayment-rates using a large global dataset … believes that women in general are a better credit-risk for MFIs. Interaction effects reveal that the effect is stronger for …

its members, especially women. SHGs are key to women empowerment and ensuring regular income to rural and urban poor. The … overall impact not only helps to empower women only but also increases social and financial stability among rural and urban …

inclusion programs on poor households represented by women relative to that represented by men?” By constructing a good … effect was 8.40% for women as against 3.97% for men, indicating that the gender of participating poor undoubtedly affects the …

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