Can self-help group programs improve women’s empowerment? A systematic review
| Autor: | Megan Dunbar, Thomas de Hoop, Ruby Warnock, Carinne Brody, Shari L. Dworkin, Padmini Murthy, Martina Vojtkova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Economic growth
Microfinance 050204 development studies media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Developing country Development Solidarity law.invention Self-help Family planning law Women's empowerment 0502 economics and business Development economics 050207 economics Empowerment Psychology media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Development Effectiveness. 9:15-40 |
| ISSN: | 1943-9407 1943-9342 |
| Popis: | This mixed-methods systematic review focuses on the impact of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) on women’s economic, social, psychological, and political empowerment. Both governmental and non-governmental institutions spend formidable resources facilitating SHGs in low-and middle-income countries in South Asia and other developing countries, under the premise that access to microfinance, training, and group support can enhance women’s empowerment. We found that women’s economic SHGs have positive effects on economic and political empowerment, women’s mobility, and women’s control over family planning. The estimated effect sizes range from 0.06–0.41 standardised mean differences. We did not find evidence for positive effects of SHGs on psychological empowerment. The qualitative research further suggests that the positive effects of SHGs on empowerment run through mechanisms that are associated with familiarity in handling money, independence in financial decision-making, solidarity, social networks,... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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