Gender-Nutrition Idea Exchange

GENDER-NUTRITION IDEA EXCHANGE

Agriculture-nutrition pathways
November 29, 2018
Does empowering women benefit household members equitably? An analysis of women’s empowerment and dietary quality in Bangladesh
In this blog, we talk with Agnes Quisumbing, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute about
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Agriculture-nutrition pathways
November 9, 2018
Researchers and partners in Washington, DC, discuss progress on the project-level WEAI
Understanding and measuring women’s empowerment is a critical component of ensuring progress in achieving development outcomes. Yet for decades, work
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decision making
September 5, 2018
Identifying challenges and constraints experienced by women smallholder farmers in northern Ghana
The Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab’s Socioeconomic and Gender Equity Research team explores how gender-based inequalities and constraints impact
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decision making
August 21, 2018
Imagination exercises: Using vignettes to explore gender issues related to food security and nutrition
GENNOVATE is a global comparative research initiative that uses qualitative methods to address how gender norms influence adoption of agricultural
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Gender
August 7, 2018
What do equity and equality have to do with it? Insights for food and nutrition from development studies research
Equity and equality are important themes in food and nutrition, but the existing literature has only partially addressed these issues.
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Agriculture-nutrition pathways
July 16, 2018
Discussing agency, access, and accelerometers in Accra
Over 300 researchers gathered in Accra, Ghana, from June 25-29 for the 2018 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health (ANH) Academy Week.
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Gender
April 27, 2018
Introducing pro-WEAI: A tool for measuring women’s empowerment in agricultural development projects
In April 2018, the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), launched the pilot version of the Project-Level Women’s
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Gender
April 16, 2018
How can you tell if your survey questions work? Using cognitive testing to improve measurement of women’s empowerment in nutrition and health
In the second phase of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP2), researchers are developing the project-level Women’s Empowerment in
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Gender
April 9, 2018
Gender considerations in informal food markets in sub-Saharan Africa
In this blog, originally posted on Agrilinks, Kristina Roesel, postdoctoral scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), discusses how
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