Nusrat Jahan Nusrat Jahan is head of communications and knowledge management, BIGD, BRAC University. By Nusrat Jahan Blog24 August 2021 Has Microcredit Empowered Women in Bangladesh? Yes, But Not by Itself Microfinance has contributed to women’s empowerment, but to understand the impact you have to look beyond where many observers have assumed they would find it.