Women's social empowerment and microfinance: A brief review of literature

A Khursheed, AA Khan, F Mustafa - Journal of international …, 2021 - vc.bridgew.edu
Women's empowerment is essential for socio-economic development as it is considered as
one of the major factors for increasing worldwide development efforts. The influence of …

Gender, microcredit and poverty alleviation in a developing country: The case of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

J Hussain, S Mahmood, J Scott - Journal of International …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The paper explores the impact of financial exclusion on financial and human poverty
amongst women in Pakistan. The findings suggest that persistent financial exclusion, gender …

Optimal microfinance loan size and poverty reduction amongst female entrepreneurs in Pakistan

S Mahmood, J Hussain, H Z. Matlay - Journal of Small Business and …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of microfinance loans on poverty
reduction amongst women entrepreneurs in Pakistan. The authors set out to establish …

Microfinance and women entrepreneurs in Pakistan

S Mahmood - International journal of gender and entrepreneurship, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to outline findings of an initial exploratory study,
undertaken as part of a larger ongoing research project, seeking to understand the influence …

Impact of financial inclusion on economic development of marginalized communities through the mediation of social and economic empowerment

T Lal - International Journal of Social Economics, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to check the impact of financial inclusion on economic
development of marginalized communities through the mediation of socio-economic …

[PDF][PDF] Role of micro finance in reducing poverty: A look at social and economic factors

MKK Durrani, A Usman, MI Malik… - International Journal of …, 2011 - academia.edu
The thrust of the study lies in knowing the effect of micro finance on the poverty alleviation. In
this study it is analyzed that microfinance is an important element for an effective poverty …

Microfinance and poverty reduction in Ghana: Evidence from policy beneficiaries

GO Boateng, AA Boateng… - Review of Business & …, 2015 - papers.ssrn.com
Poverty is a concept that applies to all humans and more seriously to people in the
developing world. The deadly effect of poverty on the poor necessitated a worldwide …

The role of microfinance to empower women: The case of developing countries

F Aninze, H El-Gohary, J Hussain - International Journal of Customer …, 2018 - igi-global.com
This article reviews, discusses and provides a critical analysis relating to the role of
microfinance on issues linking to poverty, gender equality, and women empowerment with …

Empowering SHGs women through micro-finance in Uttar Pradesh

S Aggarwal, P Kumar, V Garg - International Journal of Law and …, 2020 - emerald.com
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[PDF][PDF] Empowering women through micro-finance: Evidence from Nigeria

ON Awojobi - Australian Journal of Business and Management …, 2014 - ajbmr.com
There have been contentious academic debates on the validity of Micro-Finance Institutions
(MFIs) impacting women's empowerment positively. Some empirical findings have revealed …