Working Document Series Open Access 2010 RUF-35012

Effects of women’s access to business credit on gender relations in rural households: A case of Uasin Gishu district, Kenya

R. KaregaP. Tangut

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The effects of women’s access to business credit on gender relations in rural households in Kenya was studied. The study covered Uasin Gishu District of Kenya. The primary respondents were women entrepreneurs, beneficiaries of a micro financing institution- KADET in the area together with their spouses. The findings indicate that access to credit facilitates women’s economic empowerment and independence and in many of the households leads to improved gender relations.

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