Gender Matters in Economic Empowerment Interventions: A Research Review

doi:10.1093/wbro/lky004

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Gender Matters in Economic Empowerment Interventions: A Research Review

dc.contributor.author	Buvinic, Mayra
dc.contributor.author	O'Donnel, Megan
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-01T22:21:19Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-01T22:21:19Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08
dc.description.abstract	Evidence shows that women face additional constraints because of their gender that affect their economic performance. A review of recent evaluation research demonstrates the types of gender-related constraints women face and the role that economic empowerment interventions can play in overcoming them, especially if they incorporate aspects of smart design, increasing their development impact. The evidence suggests that financial services and training programs are not gender-neutral and that specific design features can yield more positive economic outcomes for women by helping them overcome gender-related constraints. These features include savings and “Graduation” programs that increase women's economic independence, self-reliance and self-control, and the practice of repeated micro-borrowing that increases financial risk-taking and choice. “Smart” design also includes high-quality business management and jobs skills training, and stipends and other incentives in these training programs that address women's and young women's additional time burdens and childcare demands. Peer support may also help to increase financial risk-taking and confidence in business decisions. However, when social norms are too restrictive, and women are prevented from doing any paid work, no design will be smart enough. Subjective economic empowerment appears to be an important intermediate outcome for women that should be promoted and more reliably and accurately measured. Lastly, whenever possible, results should be sex-disaggregated and reported for individuals as well as households.	en
dc.identifier.citation	World Bank Research Observer
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/35086
dc.identifier.issn	1564-6971
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35086
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Research Observer
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subject	GENDER GAP
dc.subject	GENDER BIAS
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	BUSINESS TRAINING
dc.subject	FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subject	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	TRAINING
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject	LABOR DISCRIMINATION
dc.title	Gender Matters in Economic Empowerment Interventions	en
dc.title.subtitle	A Research Review	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.type	Article de journal	fr
dc.type	Artículo de revista	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.date.disclosure	2021-02-01
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-06T11:32:48.829648Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Journal Article
okr.identifier.doi	10.1093/wbro/lky004
okr.journal.nbpages	309-46
okr.language.supported	en
okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.topic	Gender::Gender and Development
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topic	Private Sector Development::Enterprise Development & Reform
okr.topic	Private Sector Development::Private Sector Economics
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.volume	34(2)
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