Economic empowerment
Within this area of work, we conceptualise a broader notion of economic empowerment that comprises both the market economy where women participate in the labour market, and the care economy which sustains and nurtures the market economy. Our work focuses on ensuring that women’s economic empowerment is optimal, sustainable and that it leads to shared benefits across generations. The workstream focuses in on two strands of work:
- examining the barriers to women’s economic participation (within and outside the labour market), and
- how these barriers can be overcome through policy and programmatic interventions.
Explore the interconnections
See how Economic empowerment connects
Women's Economic Empowerment
GrOW programme creating and sharing new knowledge on the balance between paid work and unpaid care work
IDS Bulletin: Connecting Perspectives on Women’s Empowerment
How we can move forward to expand women’s opportunities and choices
Care work and paid work
The links between unpaid care work, paid work and women's economic empowerment.
Poverty, Work and Employment
This resource liibrary and evidence review chapter present evidence on recent trends in work and poverty amongst men and women, how policy and institutions have mediated these changes, the role of men and boys in economic empowerment strategies, and evidence of what may work for transforming gender relations in the domains of work and poverty reduction.
IDS contributes to first High-Level Report on Women’s Economic Empowerment
Unique evidence from IDS and partners incorporated into the first High Level Report on Women’s Economic Empowerment highlights the centrality of unpaid care work to women’s economic empowerment.
Sexuality, Poverty and Law Programme
New evidence-based knowledge and policy options that strengthen the rights of LGBTI people and help them to establish sustainable livelihoods.