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Aletheia Donald presented four new scales from the forthcoming MAGNET paper “Measuring Psychological Constructs in Low-Income Settings” (co-authored with Clare Clingain and Maria Hernandez-de-Benito) at the IPA-Northwestern Methods & Measurement Conference on October 12th. At the conference, researchers from around the world discussed recent advances in measurement under IPA’s Research Methods Initiative’s three strands: Research […] Source: The Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET)

Maria Hernandez de Benito andMarya Hillesland presented four of MAGNET’s new decision-making survey tools at the REACH Water Security & Poverty Conference at the University of Oxford on September 22, 2023.  The seminar was convened by Professor Cheryl R. Doss and focused on tools for measuring women’s empowerment and agency in the water sector.  To […] Source: The Measures for Advancing Gender Equality (MAGNET)

Women's Empwoerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) The two-day Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) event is the soft launch of a streamlined tool for measuring women’s empowerment, which is suitable for use by national statistical systems in large-scale, multitopic surveys. WEMNS is being developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Emory […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)

Since the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) launched in 2012, at least 247 organizations in 59 countries have used its various versions and tools for measuring women’s empowerment and gender equity. This uptake demonstrates a growing demand for validated tools focusing on these issues across geographic contexts and livelihoods. A March 2 IFPRI policy seminar marked […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)