The age at which women marry affects their standing in the husband’s family, influencing their empowerment in the spousal household in domestic and productive spheres. Source: IFPRI South Asia Office
Blog – The impact of marriage timing on women’s agency: Evidence from rural Bangladesh
Early marriage remains a pervasive issue in developing countries, with an estimated 650 million women globally married before the age of 18. This is a particular challenge in South Asia, where the prevalence of child marriage is significantly higher th... Source: IFPRI Bangladesh Country Office
Abstract Digest on Maternal and Child Nutrition Research – Issue 37
Issue 37 of the Abstract Digest brings to you a set of global, regional, and India-focused articles on issues pertaining Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
Women’s and girls’ wellbeing are critical for India’s nutritional challenge
At an event “What Lies Beneath: Women’s and Girls’ Wellbeing as a Critical Underpinning of India’s Nutritional Challenge”, organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EPoD India at IFMR, Naandi Foundation and UNICEF India, on December 10th in New Delhi, researchers, development partners, and >> Read more Source: POSHAN: Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in India
