The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan
The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of the profitability policy of microlending institutions on women’s social empowerment in specific aspects (education, health, and social status). Data were collected from 385 women-led microenterprises in Jordan. The dependent variable will be soci...
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| description | The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of the profitability policy of microlending institutions on women’s social empowerment in specific aspects (education, health, and social status). Data were collected from 385 women-led microenterprises in Jordan. The dependent variable will be social empowerment measured by education, health, and social status. Descriptive analysis and regression analysis findings revealed there is no impact of profitability policy on women’s level of education, social status and the whole dimension of social empowerment. However, there is a positive effect of profitability on women’s health. This paper gives recommendations to policy makers to reformulate the current profitability policy to further support the global goal of women empowerment, and reflect the microcredit ideology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-facad44a52fa414da4574c59f5b3de262023-05-25T13:14:07ZengUniversity of MiskolcTheory, Methodology, Practice1589-34132415-98832019-11-01151317The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan Nebal Al Maaitah 0University of Miskolc The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of the profitability policy of microlending institutions on women’s social empowerment in specific aspects (education, health, and social status). Data were collected from 385 women-led microenterprises in Jordan. The dependent variable will be social empowerment measured by education, health, and social status. Descriptive analysis and regression analysis findings revealed there is no impact of profitability policy on women’s level of education, social status and the whole dimension of social empowerment. However, there is a positive effect of profitability on women’s health. This paper gives recommendations to policy makers to reformulate the current profitability policy to further support the global goal of women empowerment, and reflect the microcredit ideology.https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2019.01.01 social enterpriseswomen’s empowermentmicrolendingjordan |
| spellingShingle | Nebal Al Maaitah The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan Theory, Methodology, Practice social enterprises women’s empowerment microlending jordan |
| title | The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan |
| title_full | The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan |
| title_fullStr | The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan |
| title_short | The Legitimacy of Profit of Microlending Institutions and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study from Jordan |
| title_sort | legitimacy of profit of microlending institutions and women s empowerment a case study from jordan |
| topic | social enterprises women’s empowerment microlending jordan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.18096/TMP.2019.01.01 |
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