Economic empowerment

Blog

8 April 2020

The female labour force participation rate is high in Vietnam, but inequalities informed by traditional social norms persist in workplaces between women and men. © Thang Tung / Institute for Studies of Society, Economy and Environment Vietnam
The influence of urban millennials on gender norms
Author: Kim Patria

Report

10 March 2020

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We can change our destiny: Tools, findings and broader applications
Authors: Rachel Marcus, Maria Stavropoulou

Case study

18 March 2020

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Women at work: Engaging young women in construction in Ghana
Author: Ethel Seiwaa Boateng

Case study

9 March 2020

© Pauline Opmeer/MUVA
Breaking barriers: work for women and work for men in Chamanculo, Mozambique
Authors: Maria Ybarra Enguiz, Astrid Groenbaek

Blog

6 March 2020

Female resident washing the dishes in the Philippines. © Asian Development Bank
Five ways to change gender norms in unpaid care and domestic work
Author: Carmen Leon-Himmelstine

Report

1 February 2020

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‘The woman in the house, the man in the street’: young women’s economic empowerment and social norms in Cuba
Author: Maria Stavropoulou

Report

1 February 2020

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Family, sexuality, and sexual and reproductive health in Cuba: the role of social norms
Authors: Fiona Samuels, Ailynn Torres Santana

Report

1 February 2020

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Gender transformative approaches for food security, improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture – A compendium of fifteen good practices

Blog

31 January 2020

Women and girls put in 3.26 billion hours of unpaid care work every single day in India | Photo courtesy: Pixabay
Are economic systems sexist?
Author: Diya Dutta

Journal article

17 January 2020

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Couples’ economic equilibrium, gender norms and intimate partner violence in Kirumba, Tanzania
Authors: Karima Manji, Lori Heise, Ben Cislaghi

Journal article

16 December 2019

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Gender norms and poverty dynamics in 32 villages of South Asia
Authors: Patti Petesch, Lone Badstue

Report

18 November 2019

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‘One step forward and two steps back’: narratives of change and resistance in confronting discriminatory gender norms in Uganda
Authors: Carol Watson, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya

Briefing paper

18 November 2019

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Narratives of change and resistance in confronting discriminatory gender norms in Uganda
Authors: Carol Watson, Grace Kyomuhendo Bantebya

Report

18 November 2019

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‘Cultural norms are strong and will fight back’: narratives of change and challenges in achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment in Nepal
Authors: Carol Watson, Anita Ghimire, Tulasha Khadka

Briefing paper

18 November 2019

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Narratives of change and challenges in overcoming discriminatory gender norms and practices in Nepal
Authors: Carol Watson, Anita Ghimire, Tulasha Khadka

Briefing paper

15 November 2019

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Gains and gaps: Perceptions and experiences of gender in Africa
Authors: Carmen Alpin Lardies, Dominique Dryding, Carolyn Logan

Report

1 November 2019

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Attitudes to equality: Understanding social norms, perceptions and practices around gender in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam

Blog

28 October 2019

Iranian women fans arrive to attend Iran's FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match. © Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via THIRD PARTY - RC115E470720
Promoting women’s economic empowerment: Mission impossible?
Author: Talajeh Livani

Project summary

23 October 2019

Learning Collaborative Measurement Case Studies
Empower Youth for Work (EYW)

Journal article

16 October 2019

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Implications of gendered behaviour and contexts for social mobility in the USA: a nationally representative observational study
Authors: Benjamin Domingue, Ben Cislaghi, Jason Nagata, Holly Shakya, Ann Weber, Jason Boardman, Gary Darmstadt, Kathleen Mullan Harris

Case study

15 October 2019

Participants at the strategy development workshop. © MAGENTA Consulting
Supporting the critical role of women in Jordan's security sector
Author: Laramie Shubber

Briefing paper

28 September 2019

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Social norms as a barrier to women’s employment in developing countries
Authors: Seema Jayachandran

Briefing paper

1 September 2019

First page of paper
On her own account: How strengthening women's financial control affects labour supply and gender norms
Authors: Erica M. Field, Rohini Pande, Natalia Rigol, Simone G. Schaner, Charity Troyer Moore

Project summary

16 August 2019

Learning Collaborative Measurement Case Studies
Towards Economic and Sexual/Reproductive Health Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (TESFA)

Blog

25 July 2019

Photo: Yavuz Sariyildiz, 2012 CGAP Photo Contest
Social norms and women’s financial inclusion: The role of providers
Author: Yasmin Bin-Humam

Blog

4 July 2019

© Daniel Jack Lyons
Social norms and the ‘power within’ – how MUVA builds young people’s soft skills
Authors: Jana Bischler, Anne Cecile Manicom Rebelo

Journal article

1 July 2019

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Do Foreign Firms Transfer Gender norms in the labour market? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Rezart Hoxhaj, Florian Miti

Report

26 June 2019

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Measuring social norms about female labour force participation in Jordan
Authors: Varun Gauri, Tasmia Rahman , Iman Kalyan Sen

Blog

29 May 2019

Women at a concert in India
How media can shape social and gender norms
Author: Poonam Muttreja

Project summary

30 April 2019

Learning Collaborative Measurement Case Studies
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) Study

Project summary

30 April 2019

Learning Collaborative Measurement Case Studies
Bangladeshi Association for Life Skills, Income, and Knowledge for Adolescents (BALIKA) Project

Project summary

19 May 2019

Learning Collaborative Measurement Case Studies
Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya (AGI-K)

Blog

16 May 2019

A worker at a silk thread factory in Turkey. Photo: Bulent Suberk, 2016 CGAP Photo Contest
Diagnosing social norms in women’s financial inclusion programming
Author: Yasmin Bin-Humam

Book/Book chapter

1 January 2019

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Voices to choices: Bangladesh’s journey in women’s economic empowerment
Authors: Jennifer L. Solotaroff, Aphichoke Kotikula, Tara Lonnberg, Snigdha Ali, Rohini P. Pande, Ferdous Jahan

Blog

26 April 2019

A woman distributes cassava cuttings while others plant them on on July 12, 2017 in Nigeria. (Photo by STEFAN HEUNIS/AFP/Getty Images).
Gender norms and women’s economic empowerment in low-income countries: What we learned by reviewing the evidence
Authors: H. Elizabeth Peters, Shirley Adelstein, Robert Abare

Report

1 April 2019

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Qualitative evidence on barriers to and facilitators of women’s participation in higher or growing productivity and male-dominated labour market sectors in low- and middle-income countries
Authors: H. Elizabeth Peters, Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, Shirley Adelstein, Ammar A Malik, Teresa Derrick-Mills, Alberto Valido, Dorothy Esplage

Webinar/event recording

28 March 2019

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When beliefs are barriers—changing social norms to promote young women’s employment

External event

Webinar

Flyer for the event
When beliefs are barriers: Changing social norms to promote young women’s employment
28 March 2019, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
Location: Online

Report

19 March 2019

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Profiting from parity : Unlocking the potential of women's business in Africa

Blog

5 March 2019

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Who’s doing what at the intersection of gender norms and women’s economic empowerment?
Author: Rebecca Calder

4 December 2018

Blog: All hands on deck to shift gender, social and cultural norms

Blog

4 December 2018

Lelemba with Chief Kachindamoto of Malawi and Killy Kanjo 
All hands on deck to shift gender, social and cultural norms
Author: Lelemba Phiri

Report

1 December 2018

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Beyond access: Exploring gender-transformative approaches to financial inclusion
Authors: Saskia Vossenberg, Anne Rappoldt, Jesse d’Anjou

Report

9 November 2018

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Community perceptions of gender norms and economic opportunity in rural Solomon Islands

ALIGN event

Conference

Couples that participated in the Bandebereho/MenEngage project in Rwanda share their stories with other participants.
Promundo convening: Getting men to care and state of the World’s Fathers 2019 report meeting
9 - 10 November 2018 GMT
Location: Kigali, Rwanda