Women's Economic Empowerment

Name: Women's Economic Empowerment
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Women's Economic EmpowermentInsights from Africa and South Asia\nAuthor(s): Kate Grantham, Gillian Dowie, Arjan de Haan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367693794, 978-0367693794\nSynopsis\nThis book investigates the barriers to womens economic empowerment in the Global South. Drawing on evidence from a wide range of countries, the book outlines important lessons and practical solutions for promoting gender equality. \n\nDespite global progress in closing gender gaps in education and health, womens economic empowerment has lagged behind, with little evidence that economic growth promotes gender equality. International Development Research Centres (IDRC) Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) programme was set up to provide policy lessons, insights, and concrete solutions that could lead to advances in gender equality, particularly on the role of institutions and macroeconomic growth, barriers to labou.