While growing evidence suggests that microfinance is an effective approach for improved
women's health, a significant gap remains in our understanding. The objective of this review …

Purpose–This paper aims to highlight secular and Islamic feminist approaches to
entrepreneurship as potential means to challenge gender inequality in the Turkish context …

Microfinance institutions have made a significant progress in the last decade with elliptic
growth in clients all over the world. As a financial inclusion initiative, microfinance institutions …

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in Pakistani women, with
prevalence rates estimated to be above 30%. Identification of the determinants of …

This chapter covers employment policy and formal sector inclusion policy for women of
Pakistan. Reasons for low labor force participation of women are discussed along with the …

More than 115 million women across the world are borrowers of microfinance loans.
However, there is concern that women from poor backgrounds who take loans may suffer …

Despite the involvement of various micro-finance institutions towards empowering women
through micro-finance assisted income generating activities in Ethiopia, the status of majority …

Micro credit has been widely recognized in the recent development literature to have
positive consequences of societal economic development. However, most studies examine …

Poverty has adverse impact on economic growth, human dignity and wellbeing. Therefore,
experiments with microloans to tackle financial exclusion and underinvestment have positive …

Theories related to the sociology of health have received less attention compared to other
specializations within sociology. The sociology of women's health and the health of South …