Global Evidence on Context and Agency Interventions to Empower Women and Girls

ABSTRACT

As gender equity becomes more central to social and economic development, practitioners are increasingly focused on women and girls’ empowerment as a sustainable way to enhance well-being and close gender gaps. This literature review intends to provide a curated set of examples of interventions in developing countries that aim to affect the context and agency factors impeding women’s and girls’ empowerment. The report includes examples from programs  that include life skills training, savings and self-help groups and entrepreneurship, to mention a few.