Throughout the world, women's labour force participation is lower than men's. But the gap between men's and women's labour force participation varies strikingly across regions …
A Delius, O Sterck - Journal of Development Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Theoretically, the welfare effects of cash-based assistance depend on how businesses respond to the demand shock and on resulting effects on prices. Such market effects have …
MDA Bari, GD Khan, M Katayanagi… - World Development …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gender-biased educational investment remains a critical issue for vulnerable households. Despite increased female enrolment in the past decade, motivation to invest on female …
Gender considerations in the design and delivery of social protection programs are critical to meet overall objectives of reducing poverty and vulnerability. We provide an overview of the …
Over the last 20 years, a burgeoning scholarly literature has analyzed the effects of cash transfer and cash plus interventions in a wide range of contexts and using a range of …
J Leight, K Hirvonen, S Zafar, G Poverty, I Unit - 2024 - cgspace.cgiar.org
Over the last 20 years, a burgeoning scholarly literature has analyzed the effects of cash transfer and cash plus interventions in a wide range of contexts and using a range of …
Can extending economic opportunities to marginalized youth promote female empowerment and alter gender norms? We answer this question in the context of Northern Nigeria, a …
Strong gender and social norms limit women's opportunities and labor market outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa. Empowering women in these settings is a key priority, and …
A cash grant and training programme had a range of benefits for women in Tunisia, but only improved participation in income-generating activities for women who attended training …