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van Kempen, Luuk – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The paper reports on a field experiment conducted among poor women organized in self-help groups in the north-east of India. The experiment tests in a simple game whether overly optimistic expectations with respect to the benefits of exercising agency reduces one's appreciation of remaining with agency in the future. If so, unrealistic…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Females, Self Help Programs, Foreign Countries
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Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala; Samanta, Gopa – Community Development Journal, 2002
Discussions with women in rural areas of India analyzed government-initiated development programs regarding availability of information, suitability to women's needs, and perception of problems. Most programs were top down with little input form women; self-help approaches problematized the "self" and did not consider the realities of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Empowerment, Federal Programs, Females
Verble, Sedelta D.; Walton, M. Frances – 1983
The training manual provides self-help in six areas of leadership development for American Indian and Alaska Native women. Following an introduction describing how to use the manual are six chapters focusing on the theories and development of leadership skills, the vulnerability of Indian women to poverty, nontraditional careers for Indian women,…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture