This blog has been crossposted from the main IFPRI website. So far, 99 organizations have used the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), an innovative tool that measures progress toward gender equality and identifies obstacles to becoming empowered. Women play a vital role in rural economies, from farm labor to unpaid domestic and caregiving work. […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
Introducing pro-WEAI: A tool for measuring women’s empowerment in agricultural development projects
In April 2018, the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2), launched the pilot version of the Project-Level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI). Pro-WEAI is a new survey-based index for measuring empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agriculture sector. Developed jointly by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the Oxford […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
How can you tell if your survey questions work? Using cognitive testing to improve measurement of women’s empowerment in nutrition and health
In the second phase of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP2), researchers are developing the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) to measure women’s empowerment in agricultural development projects. The pro-WEAI includes an optional module to measure women’s empowerment in health and nutrition decisions. In this blog, Anika Hannan, a soon-to-be MPH graduate […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
Groundbreaking Index Launched to Empower Women and Fight Hunger
Washington, D.C.—A significant new breakthrough in the measurement of women’s empowerment in developing countries is launched today. The “Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index” (WEAI) is the first measure to directly capture women’s empowerment and inclusion levels in the agricultural sector. Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
