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The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) is a Lebanon-based non-governmental organization started in July 1999. CRTDA works with partner civil society organizations in Lebanon and across the Arab World primarily in Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.
[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]
Founded in 1969, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development is a national research, consulting, advocacy, and legal services organization dedicated to building economic health and opportunity in vulnerable communities. Throughout our history, we have developed and tested new models and approaches, promoted the promising ones as
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]
A strictly economic approach to development views a country's development in quantitative terms such as job creation, inflation control, and high employment – all of which aim to improve the ‘economic wellbeing’ of a country and the subsequent quality of life for its people. [1] In terms of economic development, quality of life is defined ...
Batliwala has many publications to her credit on women's empowerment and development issues and her best known book Women’s Empowerment in South Asia – Concepts and Practices, (1993), which has been published in more than 20 languages, is a "conceptual framework and manual" which is widely used as a training manual for empowerment of women.
Feminist economics is the critical study of economics and economies, with a focus on gender-aware and inclusive economic inquiry and policy analysis. [1] Feminist economic researchers include academics, activists, policy theorists, and practitioners. [1]