This project seeks to examine the links between women's economic empowerment, women's paid work, and their unpaid care responsibilities.
An evaluation of the IDRC-supported serial, Digital Review of Asia Pacific (DirAP), revealed that the Review faced many challenges as a print publication.
The number of children with mental challenges is large and growing at an alarming rate in India. Approximately 1% of children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder, while an estimated 2-5% have an auditory processing disorder.
The United Nations (UN) Guidelines for Consumer Protection, passed in 1985, were intended as a set of standards for good practices in consumer protection, particularly for developing countries.
Researchers are examining the tax policies (exemptions, value-added, property) constraining small and off-farm enterprises, especially those operated by women, in South Asia.
Digital technologies have the power to transform and to offer developing country women opportunities to advance gender justice and equality.
Indonesia's Aceh province and the now independent state of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) endured decades of conflict and massive human rights violations under Indonesian rule.
Scientists, donors, and Indian policymakers are puzzled why India has the highest percentage of undernourished children in the world.
As urban populations grow in developing countries, promoting inclusive growth that ensures food security for all is critical.
Women's economic empowerment can improve if globalization and urbanization lead to greater opportunities for employment.