Women's economic empowerment in South Asia: Speaking out
by Carr Marilyn
Published by : Vistaar (New Delhi) Physical details: 238p. ISBN:81-7036-635-6.
Subject(s):
Poverty
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Women Empowerment
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Unionization
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Economic Condition
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Women and poverty in south Asia, approaches to women's empowerment, experience of NGOs and POs in working with women
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Case studies : Village and community organizations, AKRSP in Pakistan, transforming women's economies- BRAC, demanding accountability
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Co-operative : Like my mothers house- women's thrift and credit co-operatives in south India, rural women manage their own producer co-operatives- self employed women's association SEWA/ Banaskantha women's association in western India
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Women's banks : Women banking for success- women's development federation -WDF in Sri Lanka
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Unionization : Empowering marginalized workers- unionization of Tobacco, workers by self employed women's association SEWA in Gujarat, Unionization of women in informal sector in Tamil Nadu
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Lessons learned : Sources of disempowerment- marriage and kinship systems, household and extended family, patron client relationships, community groups and local councils, wider economy and markets
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Organizing women for economic empowerment : Autonomy and sustainability of women's organizations
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Empowerment strategies : Specific economic strategies, financial interventions, enterprise development, market strategies, bargaining, socio-political strategies, broader economic support goals
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Economic empowerment of women : Material gains/economic change, direct tangible results, indirect tangible results, less tangible outcomes, increased bargaining power, structural change
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Towards a broader perspective on women's empowerment, economic is political, personal and collective power
Year: 1996
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