Randomization for women’s economic empowerment? Lessons and limitations of randomized experiments

• Published in: World development Vol. 127; p. 104820
• Main Authors: Pieters, Janneke, Klasen, Stephan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Academic staff; Child care; Development policy; Earnings; Economic conditions; Economics; Employment; Empowerment; Equality; Experiments; Gender; Gender equity; Gender inequality; Intervention; Labor market; Macroeconomics; Market entry; Microfinance; Norms; Panel data; Policy making; Randomization; Social norms; Women

Worldwide, policy-makers and academics alike are searching for ways to enhance women’s economic empowerment. One important route to economic empowerment – paid employment – still shows wide gender disparities. We discuss some lessons from randomized evaluations of microfinance, business training, an...