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In contrast, out of a study conducted on 205 different MFIs, they concluded that there is still gender discrimination within microfinance institutions themselves and microcredit which impact the existing discrimination within communities as well. In Bangladesh, another outcome seen for some of the Grameen recipients was that they faced domestic abuse as a result of their husbands feeling threatened about women bringing in more income.<ref>{{cite journal|date=2010|title=Supplemental Material for Assessing the Impact of the Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 2000–2008.|journal=Psychology of Men & Masculinity|doi=10.1037/a0018033.supp|issn=1524-9220}}</ref> A study in Uganda also noted that men felt threatened through increased female financial dominance, increasing women's vulnerability at home.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Provincial Board of Finance, 1978(May-December)|doi = 10.1163/9789004252448.cua-8_009_004}}</ref>
Through the “[[Feminist constructivism|constructivist feminist standpoint]],” women can understand that the limitations they face are not inherent and in fact, are “constructed” by traditional gender roles, which they have the ability to challenge through owning their own small business. Through this focus, a study focused on the Foundation for International Community Assistance's (FINCA) involvement and impact in Peru, where women are made aware of the “machismo” patriarchal culture in which they live through their experiences with building small enterprises.<ref>{{cite thesis|last=Fogliani|first=Sandra|title=Agricultural potential in the Northern Andes, Peru; the Cajamarca Integrated Rural Development Project.|year=1997 |publisher=Carleton University|doi=10.22215/etd/1997-03661|doi-access=free}}</ref> In Rajasthan, India, another study found mixed results for women participating in a microlending program. Though many women were not able to pay back their loans, many were still eager to take on debt because their microfinance participation created a platform to address other inequities within the community.<ref>{{cite journal|last=MOODIE|first=MEGAN|date=2008-07-31|title=Enter microcredit: A new culture of women's empowerment in Rajasthan?|journal=American Ethnologist|volume=35|issue=3|pages=454–465|doi=10.1111/j.1548-1425.2008.00046.x|issn=0094-0496}}</ref>
Another example is the Women's Development Business (WDB) in South Africa, a [[Grameen Bank]] microfinance replicator. According to WDB, the goal is to ensure “[…] that rural women are given the tools to free themselves from the chains of poverty […]” through allocation of financial resources directly to women including enterprise development programs.<ref name="WDB">{{cite web |url= http://wdb.co.za/about/#.UpUPR-KmZRc |title=WDB about page |year= 2013 |website=Women’s Development Business |publisher=WDB |access-date=28 November 2013}}</ref> The idea is to use microfinance as a market-oriented tool to ensure access to financial services for disadvantaged and low-income people and therefore fostering economic development through [[financial inclusion]].
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