Working papers
The enablers and barriers to rural women’s participation in management training programs
Working Paper 64, 2024
Aastha Dang, Divya Pandey, Fatema Patel, Shreya Banerjee
The authors of this paper provide insights into some of the enablers and barriers to women’s participation in a micro-MBA program that seeks to cultivate competencies and encourage leadership capabilities among women weavers to initiate or manage their microenterprises. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commissioned this study as part of 3ie’s Swashakt: Empowering Women’s Collectives program.