Drawing on mixed methods research from rural Kenya, Marya Hillesland (gender advisor at KIT institute and visiting fellow at the University of Oxford) highlighted how traditional empowerment measures may underestimate agency when presenting the virtual seminar Deciding Not to Decide: When Is There Power in Not Deciding? on April 25, 2025. Opening remarks by Clara […] Source: The Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET)
Cheryl Doss presents MAGNET reasearch at CSDI workshop in North Macedonia
Cheryl Doss (Tufts University) presented new MAGNET research at the Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) workshop in April 2025 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Drawing on survey research from several sub-Saharan countries and cross-country validation work, Cheryl Doss highlighted how enumerator beliefs and the definition of “ownership” can reshape measures of women’s agency during the […] Source: The Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET)
New working paper: When is there power in not deciding?
A new World Bank Working Paper, Deciding Not to Decide: When Is There Power in Not Deciding? by Marya Hillesland, Cheryl R. Doss, Serena Masino, Martina Querejeta, Aletheia Amalia Donald, Greg Seymour, and Clare Clingain, challenges traditional ways of measuring empowerment. Drawing on unique mixed methods data with over 1,800 adults in rural Kenya, the […] Source: The Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET)
MAGNET seminar showcases new scales to measure agency in lower-income settings
Maria Hernandez-de-Benito presented the paper virtual Measuring Agency Through Psychological Constructs in Lower-Income Settings on November 18, 2024. The seminar also featured the World Bank’s Africa Chief Economist Andrew Dabalen provided opening remarks, and the Africa Gender Innovation Lab’s Senior Economists Clara Delavallade and Aletheia Donald served as discussant and moderator. The seminar showcased the […] Source: The Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET)
Advancing Sustainable Agri-food Systems for Climate Resilience, Food Security, and Global Collaboration
Join us for an in-depth discussion on Avanzar2030, an evidence-based initiative that identifies promising innovations in agri-food systems and estimates Source: IFPRI Latin America & Caribbean
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