You became greedy and you created this financial crisis. You turned this into a casino. ...

Soon we saw that money going to women brought much more benefit to the family than money going to the men. So we changed our policy and gave a high priority to women. As a result, now 96 of our four million borrowers in Grameen Bank are......

When a destitute mother starts earning an income, her dreams of success invariably center around her children. A woman s second priority is the household. She wants to buy utensils, build a stronger roof, or find a bed for herself and her family. A man has an entirely....

If you are born into a poor family, if you are a woman you have seen the worst of poverty. In a cultural way in the families in Bangladesh it s the women who eats last. So if you have a scarcity in the family hellip; she......

UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries show that the birth rate falls as women gain equality... I believe income-earning opportunities that empower poor women ... will have more impact on curbing population growth that the current system of encou...

The process of breaking down fear was always my greatest challenge and it was made easier by the careful work and gentle voices of my female workers. ...

When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base. With women participating in building this economic base, it becomes the foundation for better social and economic future. ...

We certainly noted that when given the opportunity, women handle money more efficiently. They have long term vision, they manage money more carefully. Men are more callous with money. Their first reflex is to blow it by getting drunk in a pub, or on prostitutes or gamb...

If the goals of economic development include improving the general standard of living, reducing poverty, creating dignified employment opportunities, and reducing inequality, then it is natural to work through women. Not only do women constitute the majority of the poo...

I couldn rsquo;t go inside that first house because of the traditional role of women, he recalls. Now that isn rsquo;t so. Women participate in almost every part of life. ...