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  1. Department of Political Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

    Fiona Dias

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Amanda Lange Salvia

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. Department of Sociology and Social Work, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Chhabi Kumar

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Dias, F. (2020). Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Women’s Economic Empowerment. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_22-1

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