The Economic Lives of Young Women in the Time of Ebola : Lessons from an Empowerment Program

The Economic Lives of Young Women in the Time of Ebola : Lessons from an Empowerment Program

This paper evaluates an intervention to raise young women's economic empowerment in Sierra Leone, where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple economic disadvantages. The intervention provides them with a protective spac...

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Main Authors: Bandiera, Oriana, Buehren, Niklas, Goldstein, Markus, Rasul, Imran, Smurra, Andrea
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
GENDER
WOMEN
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SOCIAL PROTECTION
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
EBOLA
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
YOUNG WOMEN
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/452451551361923106/The-Economic-Lives-of-Young-Women-in-the-Time-of-Ebola-Lessons-from-an-Empowerment-Program
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31337

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/452451551361923106/The-Economic-Lives-of-Young-Women-in-the-Time-of-Ebola-Lessons-from-an-Empowerment-Program
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31337

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