Gender Roles in Financial Inclusion and Economic Development
Abstract
Discussing gender differences in relation to repayment, and presenting the findings of research into the workings of microfinance institutions in South Africa and Bangladesh.
Excerpt from news report by Kaushal Sinha:
PATNA: Women are generally more sensitive to moral criticism and therefore more disciplined in repayment compared to men, said Prof Thankom Arun, Professor of Global Development and Accountability, Essex Business School … while addressing the workshop on “Gender Roles in Financial Inclusion and Economic Development” held at Chandragupt Institute of Management (CIMP) as part of its annual international lecture series here on Thursday.
Thankom Arun, Chief Guest and main speaker of the workshop also narrated the findings from his research into the workings of micro finance institutions (MFIs) in South Africa and Bangladesh and perceptual variations of risk taking between genders have a crucial role in influencing micro loan repayments, he pointed out.
Thankom Arun
Principal Investigator
Professor Thankom Arun is a Professor of Global Development and Accountability at the University of Essex. He is also a Professor Extraordinaire at the Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa and chair of an academic steering group on Financial Inclusion in the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). Over the years, his research agenda has developed a theoretical and policy oriented approach for the interrelationship between finance and development in an interdisciplinary framework.