Empowering Women : Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan / Andrew Beath
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2012Description: Online-Ressource (41 p)Additional physical formats: Beath, Andrew: Empowering Women DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6269Online resources: Summary: In societies with widespread gender discrimination, development programs that encourage female participation in local governance can potentially redress gender imbalances in economic, political, and social outcomes. Using a randomized field experiment encompassing 500 Afghan villages, this study finds that a development program which incorporates mandated female participation increases female mobility and involvement in income generation, but does not change female roles in family decision-making or attitudes toward the general role of women in societyPPN: PPN: 834976498Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBLNo physical items for this record
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