translate English to French: Rural women had been at an even greater disadvantage since the economic crises of the 1980s, and the Institute had responded by naming a commissioner for rural women's rights and had allocated 30 per cent of its micro-credit funds to them.
Les femmes rurales sont encore plus désavantagées depuis les crises économiques des années 1980, ce qui a amené l'Institut à nommer un commissaire aux droits des femmes rurales et à leur allouer 30 % des fonds dont il dispose pour l'octroi de microcrédits.