Traditionally focused on external constraints, economists are increasingly recognizing the
importance of internal constraints that reflect perceptions as much as reality. Perceived self …

While female labour force participation is on the decline in many parts of the develo**
world, female participation in agriculture is increasing worldwide. Our review of the literature …

Improving women's agency, namely their ability to define goals and act on them, is crucial for
advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women. Yet, existing frameworks for …

Male outmigration, the globalization of agri-food systems, conflict, and pandemic human
disease have all been linked to changes in rural economies, changes in women's roles in …

In this paper, we examine the relationship between life satisfaction and empowerment in
rural Bangladesh. We analyse this relationship across region, religion, gender and income …

The present study examines the gender difference in the workload and its association with
the agency for intra-household decision-making. Analyzing the cross-sectional data …

In this paper we examined how participation in savings groups like the Village Savings and
Loans Associations (VSLAs) influence women's agency in rural Ghana, ie their ability to …

Previous studies showed the significant association between women's empowerment and
infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice. Only around 40% of Indonesian children met …

Numerous low-income countries foster the commercialization of smallholder agriculture to
achieve development outcomes and improve the lives of the rural population. The effects of …

This paper investigates the impact of wage employment on women's well-being in the
Senegalese horticultural export industry. It uses a subjective well-being approach, based on …