Thus there needs to be other avenues to help lessen poverty as a whole and target women and poor communities to help them generate income.;In recent years microfinance has spread throughout India, making an impact on the lives of the poor by providing them with microcredit to start their ...
This paper evaluates the impacts of education on women’s relational empowerment, within a context of 70 developing countries across the world. Exploiting the variation in educational attainment between biological sisters, we find that education is posit
Women empowerment through entrepreneurship: case study of a social entrepreneurial intervention in rural India Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how social entrepreneurship empowers women and how it influences the existing gender based intersectionalit... A Agrawal,P Gandhi,P Khare - ...
If you’re a domestic violence victim in India or know someone who is experiencing domestic violence, this article will help you understand what is domestic violence against women, and how to empower yourself against domestic violence in India. You’ll also learn how to findonline counselling in...
"I think from a young age there's this unwritten rule that we're expected to protect ourselves," says activist, producer and public speaker Lindsay McGlone. This can be seen throughout the history of dress, too. When women in the 20th century used hatpins to defend against men who ...
At Barnard, I hope to ask difficult questions surrounding women, labor, and safety. Specifically, I hope to research sexual violence, enrolling in Professor Tolonen’s class ECON 3063, “Women in Development Economics.” By joining this class, I will ask: In what ways are the impacts of sex...
Women are the leading providers of agricultural work in many regions of the world, including in the fields of our organic farm partners in India. Learn how the Fair for Life fair trade program helps empower this female-led labor force through equitable wages, paid time off, and working condit...
Kalpana Mali, a determined woman from a small village, became a successful entrepreneur with the help of fintech innovations. She will speak at the Global Fintech Festival, highlighting how fintech can empower women like her to grow their businesses. | f
Strawcture was founded by Shriti Pandey, one of EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning WomenTM, to address the ecological and economic problems of straw burning in India. The company’s bio-based building materials turn agricultural waste into a renewable resource, improve environmental...
starting a sweets business struck them while distributing ration during the COVID-19 pandemic. This became the turning point in their lives. What began as a small idea has now grown into a thriving business, earning them an annual income of Rs 45 ...