Gender training and female empowerment: Experimental evidence from Vietnam

Erwin Bulte; Robert Lensink; Nhung Vu

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2016.06.003

Gender training and female empowerment: Experimental evidence from Vietnam

Erwin Bulte^*, Robert Lensink, Nhung Vu

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Abstract

We combine an RCT and a lab-in-the-field experiment to explore how participating in an ‘entrepreneurship and gender’ training affects the intra-household bargaining position of women. While male preferences dominate household decisions, the training attenuates the bargaining gap considerably. Inviting husbands to participate in the training does not further improve outcomes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-119
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	145
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.06.003
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2016

Keywords

Business training
Gender equality
Intra-household bargaining power

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