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Women working outside their homes face many risks. The risk of security is particularly important in developing countries. This paper investigates how security risks related to the percentage of women employees at the level of firms.

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The women agency is important for development both as a means and as an end. The fear of insecurity may deprive talented women of tapping their abilities. This is not good for their families and country.

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This page is a summary of: Women empowerment and insecurity: firm-level evidence, Business Economics, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1057/s11369-020-00187-z.
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