The world remains far from meeting Sustainable Development Goals 5 (gender equality) and 7 (universal access to modern energy). Energy access may empower women even as …
Background Approximately 40% of children 3 to 4 years of age in low-and middle-income countries have suboptimal development and growth. Women's empowerment may help …
Although women's empowerment and gender equality are often linked with better maternal and child nutrition outcomes, recent systematic reviews find inconclusive evidence. This …
N Carrard, J MacArthur, C Leahy, S Soeters… - Women's Studies …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple established connections link access to safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and gender equality. As development actors seek to attain the fifth and …
This introduction to a special section describes how a recently developed measure, the project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) can be used to assess …
Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims to ensure access to water and sanitation for all, and target 6.2 emphasizes “paying special attention to the needs of women and girls” …
Background Quantifying women's empowerment has become the focus of attention of many international organizations and scholars. We aimed to describe quantitative indicators of …
Links between gender equality and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are well documented in qualitative studies, and emerging literature is recognizing the transformative …
This study examined modifiable caregiver factors influencing child development in Malawi using baseline data from 1,021 mothers and their children< 2 years of age participating in a …