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Women’s Empowerment in Action : Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

Women in developing countries are disempowered: high youth unemployment, early marriage and childbearing interact to limit their investments into human capital and enforce dependence on men. The authors evaluate a multi-faceted policy intervention...

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Main Authors: Bandiera, Oriana, Buehren, Niklas, Burgess, Robin, Goldstein, Markus, Gulesci, Selim, Rasul, Imran, Sulaiman, Munshi
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
GENDER
YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT
WOMEN'S AGENCY
RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
EARLY MARRIAGE
CHILDBEARING
ADOLESCENT GIRLS
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AFRICA GENDER POLICY
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/707081502348725124/Women-s-empowerment-in-action-evidence-from-a-randomized-control-trial-in-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28282

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/707081502348725124/Women-s-empowerment-in-action-evidence-from-a-randomized-control-trial-in-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28282

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