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title: "Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment: myths and realities"
description: "Article by Shazreh Hussain from 2009 for an Expert Consultation on the 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development, commissioned by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. [Hussain_microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-2009](http://empoweratscale.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hussain_microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-2009.pdf)[Download](http://empoweratscale.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hussain_microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-2009.pdf)"
url: "https://empoweratscale.org/resource-centre/microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-myths-and-realities/"
updated: "2023-04-05"
category: "HHM/GALS (Supported by E@S) / Articles - HHM/GALS (E@S Supported Files)"
tags:
  - "Rural Finance - HHM/GALS (E@S Supported Files)"
---

# Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment: myths and realities

Article by Shazreh Hussain from 2009 for an Expert Consultation on the 2009 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development, commissioned by the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women.

 [Hussain_microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-2009](http://empoweratscale.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hussain_microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-2009.pdf)[Download](http://empoweratscale.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hussain_microfinance-and-womens-empowerment-2009.pdf)