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How do intrahousehold dynamics change when assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction—Targeting the Ultra Poor program...
Das, Narayan; Yasmin, Rabeya; Ara, Jinnat; Kamruzzaman, Md. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Bangladesh, which targets asset transfer (primarily livestock) and training to rural women in poor households. Previous research … women. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132684
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Women’s empowerment and nutrition: An evidence review:
van den Bold, Mara; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Gillespie, Stuart - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This paper starts by reflecting on the concept and measurement of women’s empowerment and then reviews some of the structural interventions that aim to influence underlying gender norms in society and eradicate gender discrimination. It then proceeds to review the evidence of the impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132692
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The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index:
Alkire, Sabina; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Peterman, Amber - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
, agency, and inclusion of women in the agricultural sector. The WEAI was initially developed as a tool to reflect womenâ … women within the same households. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132703
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Policy reform toward gender equality in Ethiopia: Little by little the egg begins to walk
Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
There is growing interest in the role of policy reforms to promote gender equality and empower women, two key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132728
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture, production diversity, and nutrition: Evidence from Nepal:
Malapit, Hazel Jean L.; Kadiyala, Suneetha; Quisumbing, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
With the increasing recognition that agricultural growth and development do not necessarily translate into improved nutrition outcomes, policymakers are increasingly grappling with how to design and implement agricultural policies and programs that can also achieve nutritional objectives....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132743
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Measuring progress toward empowerment: Women's empowerment in agriculture index: Baseline report
Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; Kovarik, Chiara; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) baseline survey results, summarizing both findings from the WEAI survey and the relationships between the WEAI and various outcomes of interest to the US Government’s Feed the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132826
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Gender and resilience:
Kumar, Neha; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - In: Resilience for food and nutrition security
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114799
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Bargaining power and biofortification: The role of gender in adoption of orange sweet potato in Uganda:
Gilligan, Daniel O.; Kumar, Neha; McNiven, Scott; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
promoted as a strategy to increase dietary intakes of vitamin A among young children and adult women in Uganda. As an … and nonland assets controlled by women, affect adoption and diffusion decisions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886776
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Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects:
Johnson, Nancy L.; Kovarik, Chiara; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
and development implementers could improve outcomes for women in future projects. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272212
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Examining gender inequalities in land rights indicators in Asia:
Kieran, Caitlin; Sproule, Kathryn; Doss, Cheryl; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
by these data, and uses these measures to assess the gaps in the land rights of women and men. Building on the conceptual … women fare better or worse in certain countries. In particular, the limited information on joint and individual ownership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272218