Women empowerment through participation in microcredit programs

A case study of one village in Bangladesh.

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NGOs in Bangladesh are the most vibrant in the world, providing microcredit to some eight million poor, mostly women. The aim of the study is to know how the women perceived and evaluated the changes occurred in their lives after taking credit from microcredit and to see whether women who are members of microcredit program are more empowered than non-members. After collected data via a questionnaire that was conducted on a field study in Netrokona district in Bangladesh, the results indicate that microcredit has a significant positive impact on women’s empowerment.