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The Female Empowerment Index (FEMI): spatial and temporal variation in women's empowerment in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Improving female empowerment is an important human rights and development goal that needs better monitoring. A number of indices have been developed to track female empowerment at the national level, but these are incomplete and may obscure important sub-
Erica M. Rettig   +2 more
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Determinants of farmer empowerment in agriculture in Kenya: A Tobit approach

open access: yesHeliyon, 2022
Empowerment in agriculture plays an important role in improving food and nutrition security. Understanding the determinants of farmer empowerment in agriculture is vital in improving the targeting of key indicators that matter for policy and practice ...
Henry Muli Mwololo   +2 more
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Empowerment of women in entrepreneurship and innovation

open access: yesPoblación y Desarrollo, 2021
Currently the dynamic behavior of the local economy in the country is being largely motivated by female empowerment through entrepreneurship and innovation as a growth strategy.
Daniel Yiwady Ordoñez Abril   +2 more
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Has the tide turned? Marine tourism and female empowerment: The case of Galicia

open access: yesMенаџмент у хотелијерству и туризму, 2023
Several fishing families on the Spanish coast use marine tourism as a means to complement their finances. The aim of this research is the analysis of this phenomenon characterised by a prominent mood of female empowerment, as a large number of the ...
Montserrat Crespi-Vallbona   +1 more
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New Management Approaches in Digitized Work as the Cure for Inequality?

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2021
Due to the increasing importance of digitization, ICT and engineering sectors are also growing. In these sectors, there are a lot of high-qualified and well-paid jobs. However, despite the growing importance and popularity of digital solutions, one fact (
Amelie Tihlarik, Stefan Sauer
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Impact of mobile phone usage on empowerment of rural women entrepreneurs: Evidence from rural Bangladesh

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Mobile phones have emerged as the predominant technology in developing countries, especially within agricultural enterprises. This research investigates the influence of mobile phone utilization on the empowerment of female entrepreneurs in rural farming
Md Sadekur Rahman   +4 more
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The Islamic veil in the Gulf and Arabian modernity: A qualitative study on female managers

open access: yesArabian Humanities, 2021
The aim of this study is to identify the feelings of female managers in the Gulf region about the Islamic veil, and the meanings they attribute to this veil, a key element of Arabian modernity and of the evolving gender-inclusive business environment ...
Arnaud Lacheret, Mohammad Omar Farooq
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The Role of Midwives in Women's Empowerment: A Narrative Review [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2023
Background & aim: Midwives can participate in empowering women by improving women's health and supporting them through different life stages. Despite the emphasis on the role of midwives in empowering women, the strategies through which midwives can ...
Fahimeh Khorasani   +3 more
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A Narrative of An Ideological Destruction: Where Do We Go Now?

open access: yesCINEJ Cinema Journal, 2023
Lebanese filmmaker, actress, and screenwriter Nadine Labaki’s 2011 film Where Do We Go Now? is about the ideological manipulation that gradually results in a big conflict among people in a rural Middle Eastern village where Muslims and Christians live in
Gamzenur Aygün, Ayça Tunç Cox
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Gender inequalities and female self-achievement: educational challenges and community development in Kenya

open access: yesEducazione Interculturale, 2020
The essay deals with the fight against poverty, access to education, support for personal planning and female emancipation. These priorities will be dealt starting from some research experiences carried out in an African context, where the daily needs ...
Rosita Deluigi
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