Does microfinance redefine identity, income and insecurity among rural women? A model of women’s empowerment

Avanish Kumar Avanish Kumar · 2016 · Enterprise Development and Microfinance

Summary. JEEViKA, a World Bank-supported microfinance project in Bihar, empowers rural women by creating identity, generating income, and reducing insecurity through community resource persons. The program builds women's social networks and norms, which increase their capacity, choices, and cohesion. The study demonstrates that microfinance effectively redefines women's identity and economic security in rural contexts.

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  title   = {Does microfinance redefine identity, income and insecurity among rural women? A model of women’s empowerment},
  author  = {Avanish Kumar Avanish Kumar},
  journal = {Enterprise Development and Microfinance},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.3362/1755-1986.2016.016},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3362/1755-1986.2016.016}
}

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DOI

10.3362/1755-1986.2016.016

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

funding, entrepreneurship

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