This blog by Mayra Buvinic, Center for Global Development, draws on recent gender and development research to identify new evidence for improving the business profits of women-owned micro and small businesses in low- and middle-income countries. It highlights the benefits of including gender-informed financial and business training to improve business practices and promote an entrepreneurial mindset, and showcases innovative design elements to increase economic autonomy and empowerment. In addition, it underscores the importance of household context and of tracking supply and demand-side interventions long enough for women to manifest new and beneficial behaviors.
Blog » What Works to Empower Businesswomen Economically and When to Measure It: Catching Up on New Evidence (2022)
What Works to Empower Businesswomen Economically and When to Measure It: Catching Up on New Evidence (2022)
This blog by Mayra Buvinic, Center for Global Development, draws on recent gender and development research to identify new evidence for improving the business profits of women-owned micro and small businesses in low- and middle-income countries. It highlights the benefits of including gender-informed financial and business training to improve business practices and promote an entrepreneurial mindset, and showcases innovative design elements to increase economic autonomy and empowerment. In addition, it underscores the importance of household context and of tracking supply and demand-side interventions long enough for women to manifest new and beneficial behaviors.