Coby Jones is a gender and development professional based in Washington, D.C. She holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and is interested in gender-specific development strategies. Follow her @JohnaCoby. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/coby-jones/rss en Asset and Property Rights Entrepreneurship Equal Pay and Opportunity Solutions Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0000 Coby Jones https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/01/23/analysis-why-economic-empowerment-is-giving-way-to-womens-rights https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/articles/2018/01/23/analysis-why-economic-empowerment-is-giving-way-to-womens-rights For years, international development has focused on giving women traditionally ‘female’ jobs in the name of ‘empowerment.’ But donors are increasingly realizing the error of leaving women’s rights out of their programs, writes gender and development professional Coby Jones.