The study adapts the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) approach, using panel data sets to carry out an assessment of the Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) programme implemented by the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF).
Evidence from this study indicates that women tend to suffer more from poverty than men because of prevailing cultural and religious beliefs, legal systems and household leadership structures.
Contrary to economists' hypothesis that trade liberalization would reduce discrimination—including gender bias—through increased competition, Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) research shows that impacts vary: in a globalized eco
For public infrastructure projects, gender analysis is critical in design and implementation to ensure equitable outcomes.
This project is part of the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program, presenting an overview of the challenges women face in the artisanal mining sector, based on preliminary analysis of 878 surveys, dozens of focus groups, and i
The Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program aims to strengthen the evidence base on women's economic empowerment, gender equality and economic growth.
Providing subsidized early childcare in an urban African slum area can produce important benefits, like increasing maternal employment and earnings.
Despite much progress in monitoring women's economic empowerment, there are large data gaps with respect to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly in low-income countries.
In societies throughout sub-Saharan Africa childcare is largely the responsibility of mothers and other female family members, which can limit their employment options.
Many economic empowerment programs focus on increasing women's labour force participation. But without addressing their disproportionate burden of unpaid and exhausting care work, women hardly benefit from more hours of paid employment.