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10 J. Res. Gender Stud. 9 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/jogenst10 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Research in Gender Studies 10(1), 2020 pp. 9-37, ISSN 2164-0262, eISSN 2378-3524 M icrofinance for Wives: Fresh Insights Obtained from a Study of Poor Rural Women in Pakistan Clement Tisdell c.tisdell@uq.edu.au School of Economics, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia Campus, Brisbane, 4072, Australia (corresponding author) Shabbir Ahmad s.ahmad@uq.edu.au School of Business, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia Campus, Brisbane, 4072, Australia Nadia Agha nadia.pathan @ salu.edu.pk Department of Sociology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan John Steen john.steen@ubc.ca Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Martie-Louise Verreynne m.verreynne@business.uq.edu.au School of Business, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia Campus, Brisbane, 4072, Australia ABSTRACT. This article identifies why some poor rural women do or do not obtain micro-loans and considers the economic effectiveness of these loans. It draws on primary data collected through interviews and women focus group discussions from four villages of Sindh province in Pakistan. A qualitative approach is adopted to analyze the factors affecting women's access to micro-loans and their successful use of these loans. It shows that women's engagement in social networking helps them obtain micro-loans and assists them in using these loans wisely. Furthermore, success in using micro-loans encourages further business entrepreneurship and continuing evolution in social networks. Poor women need to be made aware of the important 9

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