This thesis studies how targeting cash transfers to women affects their empowerment under private and common information structures in low-income households in Kenya. It is based on a research project which consists of a lab experiment followed by qualitative interviews. Women’s empowerment is measured through their willingness to pay for receiving a cash transfer. In the lab, they can either choose their husbands as the recipient of the transfer, or give up a portion of the amount in order to keep it themselves. In the treatment group, the husbands will be informed about the outcome of the experiment, while this information can be kept private in the control group. This experimental design enables us to elicit the effect different information structures might have on empowerment.