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The Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project (MACMAG GLIP) Independent Resources and Information Services (IRIS) Sustainable Economic Opportunities for Women (SEOW) Women Economic Empowerment Project (WEEP) Active Citizenship and Gendered Social Entitlements (ACGEN) The Arab Women's Right to Nationality Campaign (WRN)
Women's Economic Empowerment Working Group, [19] a diverse group of people committed to advancing women's access to financial services, participation in markets and agency in making economic decisions. Peer Learning Group: Shifting Social Norms in the Economy for Women's Economic Empowerment [20]
The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women is an American 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organisation which, through its Peace Through Business program in Afghanistan and Rwanda, works to empower women "to grow their businesses, pursue greater entrepreneurial ventures, and become more active public policy advocates". [1] [2] [3] [4]
[1] It also has a mandate of policy creation, Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) development and coordination, wealth creation, citizen economic empowerment, coordination of value chains and women economic empowerment. [2] From inception, the current minister is Karabo Gare. [3]
[25] [26] The United Nation's Millennium Development Goals Report states that their goal is to "achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women". Despite economic struggles in developing countries, the United Nations is still trying to promote gender equality, as well as help create a sustainable living environment is all its nations.
[1] Women's empowerment has become a significant topic of discussion in development and economics. Economic empowerment allows women to control and benefit from resources, assets, and income. It also aids in the ability to manage risks and improve women's well-being. [4]
Gender and development is an interdisciplinary field of research and applied study that implements a feminist approach to understanding and addressing the disparate impact that economic development and globalization have on people based upon their location, gender, class background, and other socio-political identities.
Feminist economists also examine early economic thinkers' interaction or lack of interaction with gender and women's issues, showing examples of women's historical engagement with economic thought. For example, Edith Kuiper discusses Adam Smith's engagement with feminist discourse on the role of women in the eighteenth century France and ...