The importance of women’s roles for nutrition-sensitive agricultural projects is increasingly recognized, yet little is known about whether such projects improve women’s empowerment and gender equality.
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Measuring time use in development settings
This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries.
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Development programs that reduce gender gaps are expected to not only improve women’s well-being, but also their children’s.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a composite measurement tool that indicates women’s control over critical parts of their lives in the household, community, and economy.
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a composite measurement tool that indicates women’s control over critical parts of their lives in the household, community, and economy.
Women’s empowerment mitigates the negative effects of low production diversity on maternal and child nutrition in Nepal
We use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women’s empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity and anthropometric outcomes.
What dimensions of women’s empowerment in agriculture matter for nutrition-related practices and outcomes in Ghana?
Women’s empowerment in agriculture
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a new survey-based index designed to measure the empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agricultural sector.