What did Access to Microfinance mean for Women's Work?
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- Published: Wednesday, 01 July 2020 12:00
The last decade of the twentieth century and the early years of the twenty-first century saw a rapid expansion of microfinance in developing countries, targeting women in poor households with the aim of increasing their engagement in economic activities and entrepreneurship. What effect did these programmes have on the nature of women’s work, and social attitudes towards different forms of economic participation by women?
