Electrification and Women's Empowerment : Evidence from Rural India

Electrification has been shown to accelerate opportunities for women by moving them into more productive activities, but whether improvements in economic outcomes also change gender norms and practices within the household remains unclear. This pap...

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Main Authors: Samad, Hussain, Zhang, Fan
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/112131553786901131/Electrification-and-Womens-Empowerment-Evidence-from-Rural-India
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31491