Women's Advancement contributor: Sara Niner Sara Niner is a Lecturer and Researcher, School of Social Sciences at Monash University. She teaches in the fields of Development Studies, Gender and Development and Anthropology. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/contributor/sara-niner/rss en Why Microfinance as Aid Isn’t Enough to Empower Women Fri, 25 May 2018 13:10:00 +0000 Sara Niner https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/05/25/why-microfinance-as-aid-isnt-enough-to-empower-women https://www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement/community/2018/05/25/why-microfinance-as-aid-isnt-enough-to-empower-women If aid programs don’t challenge the structural causes of gender inequality, microfinance will just continue to reinforce poverty and inequality.