Empowering and shaping gender relations? Contesting the microfinance-gender empowerment discourse
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| ID | 4862909 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Thomas Yeboah (0000-0002-9198-8987), Albert Arhin (0000-0002-7156-831X, University of Cambridge), Emmanuel Kumi (0000-0001-8318-8499, University of Bath), Lucy Owusu (0000-0002-7241-4187, University of Bedfordshire) |
| Ano | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Fascículo | 6 |
| Páginas | 895-908 |
| Data de publicação | 2015-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2015.1064361 |
| OpenAlex | W1517839193 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 5 |
| Referências citadas | 21 |
This article critically examines the role of microfinance in shaping gender relations and empowerment outcomes for women. One aim of advancing credit to women is to empower them, thereby increasing their bargaining power and challenging existing gender subordination. We caution against this view and instead show that the mainstream argument is much more complex than what the popular rhetoric preaches. We argue that lack of a systematic strategy to incorporate men and the wider socio-cultural dynamics within which women are domiciled radically constrain the empowerment potential of microcredit programmes, and in some contexts may lead to unintended consequences for women
Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Mainstream · Microfinance · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Unintended consequences · Women's empowerment · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance · Gender Studies · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
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| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,56 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 5 |