Research in Action
EVIDENCE BASED POLICY POLICY RESEARCH
How 10 years of support has made African think tanks stronger
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 - 09:30
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Developing care : recent research on the care economy and economic development
This paper contextualizes and reviews recent research on unpaid care work in the Global South, with a particular focus on projects funded through the multi-donor Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) program and IDRC.
Published dateMonday, July 2, 2018 - 00:00 -
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Promoting women’s economic empowerment : emerging insights from a 5-year policy research program - GrOW Program report no.3
Women's labour force participation and wages are deeply influenced by social norms, and in developing countries, economic growth alone has no robust effect on female employment.
Published dateWednesday, May 2, 2018 - 00:00 -
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Who cares? Exploring solutions to women’s double burden : policy brief
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.
Published date2018 -
Research in ActionDevelopment WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION GENDER RESEARCH
The high cost of unpaid care
Published dateTuesday, August 7, 2018 - 13:30 -
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Why land rights for women are critical
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Building the evidence to grow female entrepreneurship
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Assessing the Impact of Cash Transfer Programs on Women's Empowerment in Tanzania
This project will examine how Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) can help poor women overcome economic vulnerabilities, and assess their potential to transform gender relations at home and in the community in Tanzania.
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Institutional Support : Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA)
REPOA is a well-established and well-managed independent policy research organization with a record of producing high-quality, policy-relevant research results. REPOA is experiencing rapid growth in the demand for its services.
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Communities and Spontaneous Urban Planning: A Toolkit for Urban Expansion (TTI)
Most of the urban growth around the world happens either by rural-urban migration or by high-paced population growth among second- and third-generation migrants.