Mayoux, Linda

The Small Enterprise Development Fund of the Department for International Development (DFID) of the British Government commissioned a literature review and held workshops, both co-ordinated by ActionAid UK, to assess the impact of micro-finance schemes on women’s empowerment. Three broad approaches to micro-finance for women are identified as well as the constraints affecting impact in […]

India’s State administration has implemented a gender policy for the country’s silk workers. But Mayoux’s research reveals that gender equality in the industry is far from being a reality. It is especially important to address gender issues in the silk reeling industry, because the industry is both expanding and profitable, offering its workers the potential […]