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Eucalyptus plantations and gender dynamics: Analyzing Women's empowerment in Northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People
Men and women often play distinct roles in forest management, each experiencing varying levels of empowerment. This study investigates the effect of eucalyptus plantations on women's empowerment in the Senan District of Northwest Ethiopia.
Fasika Belay   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning English for a life of choice in New Zealand : a case study of Afghan women refugees' bilingual class experiences in Palmerston North : a research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This thesis looks at the experiences of a group of women refugees learning English as part of their resettlement in New Zealand. The women’s husbands were working as interpreters for the New Zealand Police in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
Hermawan, Erika Soraya
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Microfinance, Political Factors, and Motivation Can All Help to Enhance Women’s Entrepreneurship and Empowerment to Eliminate Poverty in Sindh Pakistan

open access: yesSAGE Open
Sustainable development of women’s entrepreneurship (WE) and women empowerment (WEMP), and poverty reduction (PR), are significant challenges, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan.
Saifullah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond access: Islamic financial literacy and women’s empowerment

open access: yesJurnal Ekonomi dan Keuangan Islam
Purpose – This study examines the effect of Islamic financial literacy on women’s empowerment using Islamic financial inclusion as a mediating variable.
Bambang Sukoco   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting gender equity in a home visits programme: a qualitative study in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesBMC Women's Health
Background Gender inequities remain critical determinants influencing maternal health. Harmful gender norms and gender-based violence adversely affect maternal health.
Loubna Belaid   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing women's empowerment as an effective strategy to improve food security in rural Bangladesh: a pathway to achieving SDG-2

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionWomen play an important role in maintaining household food security; unfortunately, their food security is frequently neglected. This type of phenomenon has become common in developing nations such as Bangladesh, particularly in its rural ...
Tanwne Sarker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building coalitions, creating change: An agenda for gender transformative research in agricultural development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) has developed its Gender Research in Development Strategy centered on a transformative approach. Translating this strategy into actual research and development practice poses a considerable

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‘One hen’ or ‘a basket of bangles’: women development and micro-credit in Tamil Nadu [PDF]

open access: yes
Tamil Nadu in India has a glorious tradition of recognizing the importance of empowering women over several centuries. The State fares reasonably well (above the all-India level) in terms of indicators such as female literacy, girls enrollment, female ...
Asalatha, B. P.   +1 more
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Examining Empowerment among Indian Widows: A Qualitative study of the Narratives of Hindu Widows in North Indian Ashrams [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Contemporary discourse on widowhood in India tends to concentrate heavily on quantitative evaluation. Discussion of the narratives of the women is confined to more popular medium, and tends to focus on the need of the women to be empowered.
Mastey, Nimi
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Growth and economic opportunities for women: literature review to inform the DFID-IDRC-Hewlett Foundation research program on women's economic empowerment, gender equality and growth in low income countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This is a background paper for a new research programme on women's economic empowerment. It is a comprehensive literature review on the state of the field.

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