Empowerment of Indian Women Through Microfinance
Serwan Amin, Pavel (2021)
Serwan Amin, Pavel
2021
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The aim of this thesis is to examine and conduct an academic research on the topic of
‘’The Empowerment of Indian Women Through Microfinance.’’ The thesis intends to find a
connection between women empowerment and the usage of microfinance in India. The
secondary goal was to discuss the concepts of women empowerment and microfinance.
A theoretical framework was created for the thesis. The subjects that were included in the oretical framework were microfinance, woman empowerment, microfinance institutions,
and microfinance operations in India. These four topics will be the main focuses of the the sis. The secondary data was gathered in the form of concepts, theories, and visual figures.
The main secondary sources were journals, studies, videos, and articles. After the second ary research, the primary data was gathered in the form of interviews.
The research method that was used within the thesis was qualitative research. The inter viewees that were interviewed for the thesis worked in the field of women empowerment.
Both interviewees understood microfinance and funding of women empowerment projects.
The questions were constructed around the investigative questions and the research ques tion. This primary data was used to support in drawing the conclusions with a combination
of the secondary data.
The qualitative data was analyzed along with the topic of women empowerment and its dif ferent spheres were identified. The findings allowed to draw conclusions that could answer
the investigative questions and research question directly. During the data analysis, the re search showed that the use of microfinance by Indian women was in fact correlated with
women empowerment. Nonetheless, even though the results indicated clear connection
between the two, the research also indicated that women empowerment is not a direct re sult of the usage of microfinance. Thus, revealing that microfinance could be utilized as a
tool to gain women empowerment but it is a singular aspect amongst many in increasing
the progress of women empowerment.
‘’The Empowerment of Indian Women Through Microfinance.’’ The thesis intends to find a
connection between women empowerment and the usage of microfinance in India. The
secondary goal was to discuss the concepts of women empowerment and microfinance.
A theoretical framework was created for the thesis. The subjects that were included in the oretical framework were microfinance, woman empowerment, microfinance institutions,
and microfinance operations in India. These four topics will be the main focuses of the the sis. The secondary data was gathered in the form of concepts, theories, and visual figures.
The main secondary sources were journals, studies, videos, and articles. After the second ary research, the primary data was gathered in the form of interviews.
The research method that was used within the thesis was qualitative research. The inter viewees that were interviewed for the thesis worked in the field of women empowerment.
Both interviewees understood microfinance and funding of women empowerment projects.
The questions were constructed around the investigative questions and the research ques tion. This primary data was used to support in drawing the conclusions with a combination
of the secondary data.
The qualitative data was analyzed along with the topic of women empowerment and its dif ferent spheres were identified. The findings allowed to draw conclusions that could answer
the investigative questions and research question directly. During the data analysis, the re search showed that the use of microfinance by Indian women was in fact correlated with
women empowerment. Nonetheless, even though the results indicated clear connection
between the two, the research also indicated that women empowerment is not a direct re sult of the usage of microfinance. Thus, revealing that microfinance could be utilized as a
tool to gain women empowerment but it is a singular aspect amongst many in increasing
the progress of women empowerment.