... distribution and earnings in favour of males in the Ghanaian extractive sector. This has the effect of undermining women’s economic empowerment and exacerbating gender inequality in the country. William Baah-Boateng can be contacted at: wbboateng@ug.edu.gh 27 05 2021 08 08 2021 18 10...

..., debit cards and loans for 179 countries among the poorest 40% of the population, from 2011–2017. Regressions established the financial inclusion, gross savings and GDP per capita growth linkage. Study 2 created and validated scales to measure social empowerment, economic empowerment and economic...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Employment Family Gender Empowerment Equality Division of labour As the gay rights movement gains momentum, greater attention is directed toward the discrimination faced by gay, lesbian, and bisexual...

... Empowerment Women workers Education Pay differentials The extent of gender gaps in socio‐economic and demographic attributes forms an important element in the analysis on the status or empowerment of women. In essence, “empowerment of women” is a multi‐dimensional concept and, as such, requires...

... majority of Africa's poor. This paper not only defines MFIs with examples from Zambia, South Africa, Mali and Zimbabwe, it also establishes a clear link between MFIs and both poverty eradication and the empowerment and equality of women, two of the major Millennium Development Goals. The paper concludes...

...K.C. Roy; C.A. Tisdell This paper examines the importance of property rights in women’s empowerment in rural India. Arguments justifying the need for granting property rights to women are presented and the distinction is made between legal (formal) and customary (informal) rights...