Women Empowerment through Participation in Microcredit Programme: A Case Study| Science Publications

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Chamhuri Siwar¹  Nor A.H. Idris¹  Ferdoushi Ahmed¹ 

关键词: Rural women;    women empowerment;    microcredit programme;    self-sufficient;    poverty alleviation;    household items;    microcredit programme;    Empowerment Index (EI);    Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS);   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajassp.2011.878.883

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: Although women constitute almost half of the total population of Bangladesh, they are ascribed a lower status than men. Especially, rural women in Bangladesh experience adverse situations in terms of socio-economic inequality and gender disparity. They are the most deprived of the society and majority of them are extremely poor. Microcredit programme contributes to increase empowerment of rural women in Bangladesh. Approach: This study examines the extent of empowerment creation of rural women through involvement in microcredit programme in Bangladesh. The study is based on empirical data collected through interview from the two groups of rural women e.g., with credit and without credit. The with credit respondent represents the rural women who have taken a loan from the Grammeen Banks microcredit programme. Results: The findings show that majority (84%) of the with credit respondents are more empowered in terms of family decision making matters compared (76%) to the without credit respondent. Conclusion: It is concluded that with credit rural women have enhanced their empowerment by participating in the microcredit programmes of Grameen Bank Bangladesh.

【 授权许可】

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