Group-Based Micro-Borrowers Social Space Development Policies in Bangladesh

A Case Study of Grameen Bank Sixteen Decisions

Résumé

This policy brief looks at Grameen Bank (GB) microcredit sixteen Decisions policies to examine the degree to which women borrowers of the Grameen Bank are empowered to participate in familial decision-making around the management of income and expenditures, and to examine women borrowers’ engagement in community activities. This policy brief is based on previous GB microcredit research conducted by the author. results show that GB policies have resulted in the increased participation of women in households and communities, but also show a movement toward development. Using the case of Bangladesh, this policy brief recommends that GB should include gender equality in its sixteen Decisions to address the role of women.