Over the last few decades, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of women in the development paradigm. Women's empowerment can lead to larger development goals, such as economic growth, better health outcomes, reduction of poverty, and increased educational attainment. However, there are very few mainstream tools or indicators to accurately monitor and measure empowerment outcomes. Measuring women's empowerment is challenging, as its definition and conceptualization can vary geographically, culturally, socially, and politically. Organizations and researchers often face challenges in defining, capturing and comparing measures of women's empowerment across regions and sectors.

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