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Empowering women to reduce poverty

Women are often unable to escape the poverty trap due to traditional barriers they face in society. : ‘Women of the World’ by Robyn Jay available at https://bit.ly/3YxnQFS CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

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In eradicating poverty, empowering women economically is vital with tech being a primary tool. : Renuka Motihar by American Center Mumbai is available at httpsbit.ly3ecNOw2 Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

A formal identity and a mobile phone are two key weapons in the global fight against poverty.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

The simple technology helping women escape poverty

A formal identity and a mobile phone are two key weapons in the global fight against poverty.

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Weaving is popular to escape migrant working (Paul Arps) : Paul Arps/Flickr BY CC Paul Arps/Flickr

Traditional weaving can be an escape from extreme poverty in rural Indonesia, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Empowering women to choose weaving over illegal work

Traditional weaving can be an escape from extreme poverty in rural Indonesia, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

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Dialogic accounting would better serve women’s empowerment in the microfinance context. : ‘Guatemala – Rural Women’ by UN Women is available at https://bit.ly3SIqx4b CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Microfinance doesn’t always empower the women reliant on it, but a different form of accounting could help level the playing field.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Accounting for microfinance’s flaws

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Women in rural Banyuwangi support the local economy (John Ragai) : Johnragai/Flickr BY CC Johnragaiphotos

Tourist villages provide opportunities for women to earn money for their family and the local community without leaving their home.

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Indonesia’s tourism a win for women

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Women engaging in rural work in Maharashtra, India. : Gyan Shahane, Unsplash CC BY 4.0

Nearly 40 million women have left the workforce in India since the turn of the millennium despite an economic boom. Now, there’s a window to reverse the trend.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Where did India’s millions of working women go?

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The help rural women receive at home can influence whether they escape poverty. : Meena Kadri, via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0

Understanding why some poverty reduction programmes work and others don’t calls for a better understanding of the people involved.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

What really works to reduce poverty

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Education, key to women’s empowerment, can be one of the key beneficiaries of blockchain technology. : ‘IMG 3006’ by IICD is available at https://bit.ly3EL5qd4 Licensed under CC BY 2.0

The technology can help circumvent traditional barriers to women’s empowerment.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

Blockchain’s potential extends to poverty busting

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Empowering women through entrepreneurship leads to sustainable development and lower poverty rates. : ‘Karen women selling things’ by Xosé Castro is available at https://bit.ly3rxpHLy CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Entrepreneurship is an engine of economic growth but it can only move into top gear when there are more women.

Empowering women to reduce poverty

More women entrepreneurs mean less global poverty

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