women's empowerment

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT

Bangladesh
August 4, 2021
Discussion Paper: Changes in Women’s Empowerment in the Household, Women’s Diet Diversity, and Their Relationship Against the Background of COVID-19 in Southern Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh, associated public health measures, and people’s responses to these measures are projected to have caused
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Bangladesh
May 13, 2021
Exploring COVID-19’s Impacts on Women in Southern Bangladesh
New discussion paper explores unexpected findings on women’s empowerment, women’s employment outside their homes, and women’s diet diversity in Bangladesh in the months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Blog
March 9, 2021
Now available: The project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index Distance Learning Module
The module’s aim is to train researchers and practitioners on the pro-WEAI tool, from its background to its practical application within the project context.
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Blog
May 1, 2020
Transforming Food Systems for Women’s Empowerment and Equity
As food systems contend new and growing challenges, how can we transform them to be more inclusive and empowering—particularly for women?
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Blog
December 6, 2019
7 (+1) Ways to Improve Research on the Impact of Women’s Empowerment on Child Nutrition
Marianne Santoso of Cornell University presents ideas to address methodological weaknesses in the available evidence.
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Blog
October 15, 2019
In Conversation: Discussing pro-WEAI and Efforts Towards Supporting Rural Women
On International Day of Rural Women, Hazel Malapit of A4NH sits down with Ramona Ridolfi of HKI to discuss WEAI and women's empowerment.
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News
February 26, 2019
Data Can Be Sexist. Here’s How IFPRI is Fixing That Problem.
In their 2019 annual letter, Bill and Melinda gates note nine things that surprised them in 2018. Surprise #4 is: Data
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News
December 10, 2018
The Role of Gender Equality in Accelerating Progress on SDG2
Can gender equality accelerate the achievement of SDG2? I think the answer is yes. There is a growing body of
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News
March 9, 2018
How Women’s Empowerment Shapes Children’s Schooling, Nutrition
Improvements in the status of women has often been shown to have positive impacts on their children, with increased investments
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