This webinar will focus on women’s empowerment to improve income and resource allocation within a household. The webinar will discuss outcomes of recent studies done by Anna Laven of the Royal Tropical Institute KIT on intra-household dynamics of cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and what can be done from a gender perspective in order to reach a living income. Inge Jacobs of Mars will share Mars’ experiences of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) and their approach on gender and income. The webinar will take place from 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT.