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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Empowering women is often a major step in tackling poverty. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

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Zero-global poverty cannot be achieved if women’s empowerment is not prioritised.

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Empowering women to reduce poverty

Challenges to the supply and demand sides of food in India is increasing poverty across the country. : Anurag Gautam, Unsplash CC BY 4.0

India’s inflation problem is making hunger worse and attempts to fix inflation may just add to poverty.

Affordable nutrition

India’s social safety net offers lessons as food prices rocket up