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Choices or constraints: decoding financial empowerment among women entrepreneurs in France
Jonathan Labb\'e (CEREFIGE, IAE Nancy, UL), Typhaine Leb\`egue (VALLOREM, UT), Abdel Malik Ola (VALLOREM, UT)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.10064

Choices or constraints: decoding financial empowerment among women entrepreneurs in France
This research examines the empowerment of women entrepreneurs in the context of entrepreneurial financing in France. It explores the factors that allow some women entrepreneurs to access certain categories of external finance more easily. The theoretical framework used is based on the concept of empowerment, explored through its personal and relational dimensions. The study relies on a quantitative approach, using data from a representative of women entrepreneurs. The results show that the stat…

Recognizing Every Voice: Towards Inclusive ASR for Rural Bhojpuri Women
Sakshi Joshi, Eldho Ittan George, Tahir Javed, Kaushal Bhogale, Nikhil Narasimhan, Mitesh M. Khapra
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09653

Recognizing Every Voice: Towards Inclusive ASR for Rural Bhojpuri Women
Digital inclusion remains a challenge for marginalized communities, especially rural women in low-resource language regions like Bhojpuri. Voice-based access to agricultural services, financial transactions, government schemes, and healthcare is vital for their empowerment, yet existing ASR systems for this group remain largely untested. To address this gap, we create SRUTI ,a benchmark consisting of rural Bhojpuri women speakers. Evaluation of current ASR models on SRUTI shows poor performance…