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Gender-Focused Social Innovation and the Role of International Development Volunteers in Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment

By CSD • December 16, 2021March 8, 2022

This article, published in Voluntaris as part of the special issue “Innovations in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Understanding the Role of International Development Volunteers as Transnational Actors,” examines strategies for promoting gender-focused social innovation and women’s economic empowerment. In particular, it considers the contributions and challenges of international development volunteers in working to advance gender equality through their influences on host organizations and communities in 10 nations.

Project: Contributions of International Volunteering to Gender Equality

Citation

Tiessen, R., Laursen, T., & Lough, B. J. (with Mirza, T.). (2021). Gender-focused social innovation and the role of international development volunteers in promoting women’s economic empowerment. Voluntaris, Special issue, 91–107. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748924951-91

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2021Benjamin LoughContributions of International Volunteers to Gender Equalityinternational serviceRebecca Tiessenservice learningTabitha MirzaTiffany Laursenvolunteerismwomen

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