Measuring the effect of a community-level program on women's empowerment outcomes : evidence from India (English)

This paper uses primary data from rural north India to show that participation in a community-level female empowerment program significantly increases access to employment, physical mobility, and political participation. The program provides support groups, literacy camps, adult education classes, and vocational training for rural women in several states of India; the data are from Uttarakhand. The paper uses instrumental variables and truncation-corrected...

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Arends-Kuenning, Mary;

Baylis, Kathy;

Kandpal,Eeshani;
Document Date
2013/04/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6399
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2013/04/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Measuring the effect of a community-level program on women's empowerment outcomes : evidence from India
Keywords
women in developing countries

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Arends-Kuenning, Mary; Baylis, Kathy; Kandpal,Eeshani.

Measuring the effect of a community-level program on women's empowerment outcomes : evidence from India (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6399 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/621511468267360999

Measuring the effect of a community-level program on women's empowerment outcomes : evidence from India (English)

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