Leveling the playing field: promoting women’s economic capabilities and human rights
Using a human rights approach to development, this paper synthesizes the findings from a number of projects that explore women’s economic roles and opportunities and their aspirations for advancement. It reviews the constraints women face in fulfilling their opportunities and considers the relationship between women’s rights and capabilities on the one hand and development policy and practice on the other.
RELATED CONTENT
view allPublication
01/15/2021
COVID-19 and Indigenous Women in East Africa
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, calls have been made for continuing analyses of its impacts on and dynamics among the world’s most vulnerable groups and peoples. Indigenous peoples have…
Post
12/21/2018
Women’s economic empowerment bill ready for President’s signature
ICRW applauds the final passage of the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment (WEEE) Act of 2018, which sailed through the Senate on Wednesday. The WEEE Act affirms the importance of…
Post
04/01/2010
Commentary: Women Are the Epicenter of Haiti’s Renewal
For Haiti to recover from the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, for it to reinvent itself and reposition itself regionally, more than new buildings need to rise. The island nation requires…