Economic empowerment for ethnic minority women beneficiaries of GREAT involves demonstration against six markers:

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Women’s ability to use and/or influence social norms for their benefit

Women, men and community perceptions of what women can and cannot do in their roles and relationships and daily practices

Women’s actual ability to negotiate with their family and community to fulfil their aspirations

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Women’s economic advancement and economic benefits

Increases in incomes, influence on use income, jobs, skills (including foundational financial and/or digital literacy, language, production and processing skills),

Access to vocational skills training

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Women’s ability for decision making and leadership

Jointly in households

Independently

With peers

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Women’s workload within and outside of the house, including negotiating work in the household, and regarding community and business responsibilities

Balance and workload sharing

Innovations for reducing women’s load

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Women’s access to assets and services – what are the systemic changes that enable women to access assets and services

(Production) Inputs

Markets

Financial services

Digital platforms

Information

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Women’s resilience

Women’s ability to cope against economic shocks and changes including access to both formal and informal resources