Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment: A Review of Evidence on Enablers and Barriers

This review is one of a series undertaken by the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) Initiative

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
3 October 2016
Document Type:
Literature Review
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
1 October 2016
Authors:
Peters, E, Astone, N, Maret, A, Malik, A and Heller, C

Abstract

This rapid evidence review summarises the evidence that women鈥檚 economic empowerment (WEE) promotes economic growth, firm productivity, and human development. It also reviews the key enablers and barriers to WEE. The authors have followed strict criteria regarding the rigor of studies included in this review, noting inconsistencies in the scale and quality of evidence on key questions about WEE. They draw on this evidence to distill key findings to support the United Nations High-Level Panel on Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment鈥檚 priority setting and make recommendations for policy interventions or important topics requiring further research.

Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) initiative is a multi-funder partnership with the UK Department for International Development, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Canada鈥檚 International Development Research Centre.

Citation

Peters, E.; Astone, N.; Malik, A.; Maret, F.; Heller, C. Women鈥檚 Economic Empowerment: A Review of Evidence on Enablers and Barriers. Urban Institute, Washington DC (2016) viii, 44p

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