Measuring progress toward empowerment – Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index: Baseline Report (OPHI)

OPHI (Oxford, UK) published an article on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a ground-breaking tool to measure the empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agriculture sector. Launched in March 2012 by OPHI with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the WEAI tracks women’s engagement in agriculture in five areas: production, resources, income, leadership, and time use. Unlike any other tool, it also measures women’s empowerment relative to men within their households, providing a more robust understanding of gender dynamics within households and communities.