Little is known about the behavioural and environmental risk factors of COVID-19 because of a lack of high-quality epidemiological data.
Development of an Ottawa-based Foreign Policy Network will help to bridge gaps, strengthen the foreign policy community in the national capital region, and include younger professionals in ongoing work.
This research project will generate evidence on how women's political participation influences the connection between economic growth and women's economic empowerment.
Women's economic empowerment can improve if globalization and urbanization lead to greater opportunities for employment.
This project aims to develop policy guidelines and training material on how to promote women's well-being and economic growth. The project team will review the literature on how women's economic empowerment and economic growth interact.
This project will provide evidence on the role of high-quality, affordable daycare in allowing mothers to work in paid employment in poor urban contexts.
This project will evaluate the impact of skills training on women's livelihoods in rural Pakistan.
This project will evaluate the impact of affordable childcare in rural Rajasthan, India. The research will focus on mothers' decision-making, freedom of mobility, control over resources, employment status, income, and mental health.
This project will identify interventions that foster economic empowerment among women directly affected by the conflict in northern Sri Lanka. The goal is to promote policies that are sensitive to women's needs and unique circumstances.
This project will provide empirical evidence on the constraints and opportunities for women's economic empowerment in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM), and on the impact of regulatory reforms.