Purpose This study aims to explore economic, social, psychological and political
empowerment and dis-empowerment of women caused by microfiance interventions …

Women in developing countries are a key element of development, especially in terms of
environmental conservation. Environmental issues have deep social concepts and are …

This paper explores the determinants and challenges affecting women sole owners of
tourism-related enterprises. It identifies factors that determine sole ownership, assesses the …

Microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation has attracted much attention especially after
Grameen Bank of Bangladesh was awarded the Noble peace prize. Self-help groups …

The key objective of this study is to develop a household Empowerment Index for a quick
description of household empowerment. Household empowerment was gauged through the …

The present study has attempted to focus on the role of education and labor force
participation in influencing women's empowerment in Pakistan. The primary data were …

The present study aimed to empirically examine the demographic variables that determine
women's economic empowerment. A sample of 500 married women between 21 and 49 …

The present study socio-economic empowerment of women through micro enterprises: a
case study of AJK is an attempt to analyze the role of women owned microenterprises on …

Women make almost half of the population of Pakistan. Unfortunately the majority of this
huge reservoir does not share the development process. The reason lies behind the fact that …

Issues on women's deprivation, marginalization and empowerment are well documented in
literature. The impact of women's empowerment on the well-being of unemployed women in …