Measurement of women's economic empowerment in GrOW projects : inventory and user guide

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2017-10

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This paper helps to define what is meant by “women’s empowerment “ by providing an inventory of measurement for women’s economic empowerment (WEE) within IDRC’s Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) projects. The inventory is split into six domains of economic empowerment: (1) labour market outcomes (2) control over household resources (3) marriage and fertility (4) political participation (5) child rearing and (6) access to education and job training. The GrOW program works with researchers to improve economic outcomes and opportunities for poor women on the themes of employment, the care economy, and women’s economic agency.

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WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, GROW PROGRAM, LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES, HOUSEHOLD RESOURCES, MARRIAGE, FERTILITY, WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, CHILD REARING, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GLOBAL SOUTH

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56797

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) / Croissance de l’économie et débouchés économiques des femmes (CEDEF)