Poverty & Quality of Life

Policy approaches to poverty overlook how differently women and men experience poverty. This theme explores the gender dimensions of poverty focusing on the underlying causes of women’s poverty – such as deep-rooted inequalities in control over assets and pervasive gender discrimination in labour markets – and on policy solutions towards women’s economic empowerment including state provision of child-care and social protection measures.

Putting gender back in the picture: rethinking women's economic empowerment - overview and annotated bibliography

This report - consisting of an overview report and annotated bibliography - explores the dominant analysis taking hold around women's economic empowerment and seeks to promote a nuanced understanding of the gendered barriers that prevent some women from benefiting from economic opportunities or from being empowered despite access to these opportunities.

• en English