Bewezen is dat financiële empowerment de vrouwelijke participatie in het gemeenschappelijke besluitvormingsproces bevordert.
Financial empowerment has been proven to increase female participation in community decision-making. Moreover, women’s financial inclusion helps combat social marginalization and improves family wellbeing; when mothers have a degree of control over household finances, their children are less likely to die from malnutrition and more likely to thrive.