TY - JOUR
T1 - THE PROCESS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN MICROFINANCE: DEFINITIONS, IMPLICATIONS AND DOWNSIDES
AU - Pedrini, Matteo
AU - Spina, Francesca
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The present paper provides a review of the literature on women’s empowerment. In particular, it explains women’s empowerment and how it has been defined by various authors over time. It also aims at showing studies conducted on empowerment within microfinance and it reports research on the relevance of context. Finally, it reports research on the relevance of context as well as the negative aspects of women’s empowerment. Further, this work points out some gaps in the literature and provides suggestions for future research. The authors advance two hypotheses that could be verified in the future, assuming that there are two levers, “additional resources/services availability” and “national patriarchal society”, which act as mediating factors between the outreach of microfinance, or women and the actual impact on empowerment.
AB - The present paper provides a review of the literature on women’s empowerment. In particular, it explains women’s empowerment and how it has been defined by various authors over time. It also aims at showing studies conducted on empowerment within microfinance and it reports research on the relevance of context. Finally, it reports research on the relevance of context as well as the negative aspects of women’s empowerment. Further, this work points out some gaps in the literature and provides suggestions for future research. The authors advance two hypotheses that could be verified in the future, assuming that there are two levers, “additional resources/services availability” and “national patriarchal society”, which act as mediating factors between the outreach of microfinance, or women and the actual impact on empowerment.
KW - Microfinance
KW - Microfinance
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/97256
U2 - 10.22495/COCV14I2C2P9
DO - 10.22495/COCV14I2C2P9
M3 - Article
SN - 1727-9232
VL - 14
SP - 360
EP - 369
JO - Corporate Ownership and Control
JF - Corporate Ownership and Control
ER -