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Microfinance and Female Empowerment [PDF]

In the informal economy of developing countries, female entrepreneurs face a comparative disadvantage for operating high-productivity activities, owing to the prevalence of patriarchal forms of business regulations.
Jacques Ewoudou, Sylvain Dessy
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From sari to salwar kameez : changes in the lives of female garment workers in Bangladesh : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University [PDF]

, 2003
This thesis aims to give voice to what female garment workers attending the Working Women's Education Centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh perceive as personal changes that have occurred in their lives since taking up employment in the Ready Made Garment Industry.
Hayes-Smith, Julienne
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Climate‐Smart Dairy Practices: The Role of Practice Clusters in Enhancing the Performance of Dairy Farms in Kenya

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate variability is affecting the productivity, profitability, and resilience of smallholder dairy producers in developing countries. The adoption of climate‐smart (CS) dairy practices has been promoted to mitigate these negative effects. However, while interest in dairy CS practices is growing, empirical evidence on their adoption patterns
Mercy Mburu, Amin Mugera, John Mburu, Rose Nyikal, Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi   +4 more
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Of pools and birds

Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2018
The archaeological remains of Schroda, a well known Iron Age settlement in the Limpopo valley, include one of the largest and best documented caches of figurine art in southern Africa (Hanisch 1980).
Jean-Marie Dederen, Jennifer Mokakabye
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How Do Female Spouses’ Political Interests Affect Male Spouses’ Views About a Women’s Issue? [PDF]

This paper explored how the degree of female spouses’ political interest affects male spouses’ views about women’s empowerment, using individual level data in Japan.
Yamamura, Eiji
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Purchasing from women technopreneurs: effects on women consumers’ empowerment and entrepreneurial motivation in Pakistan

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Technopreneurs are entrepreneurs who leverage technology to advance their ventures. In Pakistan, technopreneurship is becoming increasingly significant due to mounting socioeconomic challenges and high unemployment rates.
Sanya Mithani, S. N. Nazrin, Noraini Ahmad, Malayaranjan Sahoo, Rohana Sham, Syazwani Yahaya, Najiya Al-Hajri, Farideh Akrami, Adnan Ameen Bakather, Asif Raihan   +9 more
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Microfinance: Champion in Poverty Alleviation and Failure in Female Empowerment [PDF]

In the past few years the provision of financial services to low-income clients via microfinance programs has drastically increased due to its positive effects on development.
Dobra, Alexandra
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A Woman’s Worth [PDF]

, 2010
This Article examines three traditionally “taboo trades”: (1) the sale of sex, (2) compensated egg donation, and (3) commercial surrogacy. The Article purposely invokes examples in which the compensated provision of goods or services (primarily or ...
Krawiec, Kimberly D.
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'Lad culture' in higher education: agency in the sexualisation debates [PDF]

, 2015
This paper reports on research funded by the National Union of Students, which explored women students’ experiences of ‘lad culture’ through focus groups and interviews.
Banyard K, Bennett J, Bevan R, Beynon J, Equality Challenge Unit, Foucault M, Grondin A-M, Holland S, Kitzinger C, Knowles J, Levy A, National Union of Students, National Union of Students, Phipps A, Smith C, Walter N, Wilson S   +16 more
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