Article: Women's Economic Development

Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: May 31, 2007

Women's Economic Development

Women's economic development focuses on enhancing the opportunity for women to generate and to increase their income and to improve their standard of living.

Keywords
jobs, wages, economic independence, development, self-sufficiency, equal pay, economic justice, standard of living, quality of life, access to jobs, increasing income, access to credit, microfinancing, gender, economic empowerment

Featured Organizations

Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women believes that the status of Female Heads of Households (FHHs), a traditionally neglected and disempowered segment of Egyptian society, can only be enhanced by empowering these women socially , legally and economically.

Vidya Integrated Development for Youth and Adults educates and empowers underprivileged women and children through integrated methods and to bring about progressive social change.

Related WiserEarth Portals

Women's Education
Women's Civic Participation
Women's Leadership
Women's Vocational Training
Gender Equality
Economic Development
Distributive and Economic Justice
Sustainable Development

Resources

"The Dilemma of Growth: Understanding Venture Size Choices of Women Entrepreneurs."

Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speach

Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty

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