As the first output from the gender and governance in rural services project, this report presents descriptive findings … and qualitative analysis of accountability mechanisms in agricultural extension and rural water supply in India, Ghana …, and Ethiopia, paying specific attention to gender responsiveness. The gender and governance in rural services project …

Children need a safe, nurturing, healthy, and stimulating environment to thrive and reach their full potential. But … millions of children living in poverty don't receive enough stimulation or good nutrition in their first years of life, and … addressed in programs promoting young children's development, which also typically focus on mothers, with little attention on …

very young children are particularly vulnerable to shocks that lead to growth faltering, with substantial long-term health … gender gaps in most developmental outcomes. As such, the interest is in examining also whether migration-induced resource …-household allocation of resources and risk has also shown that gender differences in the relative burden of risk may be important and that …

achieved by empowering women and reducing gender disparities, and by changing norms and attitudes which foster violence …"Morrison, Ellsberg, and Bott present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special … serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide, and AIDS …