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022			_a1943-9407 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/19439342.2016.1206607
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041			_aeng
100	1		_914242 _aBrody, C.
245	1	0	_aCan self-help group programs improve women’s empowerment? A systematic review
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bTaylor and Francis, _c2017.
500			_aPeer review
520			_aThis mixed-methods systematic review focuses on the impact of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) on women’s economic, social, psychological, and political empowerment. Both governmental and non-governmental institutions spend formidable resources facilitating SHGs in low-and middle-income countries in South Asia and other developing countries, under the premise that access to microfinance, training, and group support can enhance women’s empowerment. We found that women’s economic SHGs have positive effects on economic and political empowerment, women’s mobility, and women’s control over family planning. The estimated effect sizes range from 0.06–0.41 standardised mean differences. We did not find evidence for positive effects of SHGs on psychological empowerment. The qualitative research further suggests that the positive effects of SHGs on empowerment run through mechanisms that are associated with familiarity in handling money, independence in financial decision-making, solidarity, social networks, and respect from the household and other community members. However, the included evaluations often did not include sufficient information about the specifics of the activities that were implemented by the SHGs. As a result, it remains unclear which of the various SHG models are most effective. Finally, our triangulation of the quantitative and qualitative findings indicates that SHGs do not have adverse consequences for domestic violence.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _914243 _aSelf help
650		7	_2AGROVOC _911699 _aWomen's empowerment
700	1		_914244 _aHoop, T. de
700	1		_914245 _aVojtkova, M.
700	1		_914246 _aWarnock, R.
700	1		_914247 _aDunbar, M.
700	1		_914248 _aMurthy, P
700	1		_913062 _aDworkin, S.L.
773	0		_dUnited Kingdom : Taylor and Francis, 2017. _gv. 9, no. 1, p. 15-40 _tJournal of Development Effectiveness _x1943-9342
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