Economic empowerment

Report

18 November 2019

Uganda report cover
‘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

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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

Report

7 November 2018

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The norms factor: recent research on gender, social norms, and women's economic empowerment
Author: Rachel Marcus

Report

1 November 2018

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Understanding norms around the gendered division of labour: Results from focus group discussions in Zimbabwe
Author: Emma Samman

Report

1 November 2018

Cover of the Oxfam and SEEP report
Shifting social norms in the economy for women’s economic empowerment
Authors: Nisha Singh, Anam Parvez Butt, Claudia Canepa

Report

1 October 2018

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What works for gender-norm change? Enhancing gender-inclusive agricultural development programming
Authors: EA Springer, KL Drucza

Report

1 September 2018

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Gender, livelihood capabilities and women's economic empowerment: Reviewing evidence over the life course
Author: Naila Kabeer

Case study

10 June 2018

Schoolgirls in Musambira, Kamoyi, Rwanda provide crucial insights to entrepreneurs. Photo: Media Kagaba
SPRING programme spotlight
Authors: Emily Waters, Rebecca Calder

External event

Conference

European Development Days
5 - 6 June 2018 BST
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Report

1 June 2018

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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan – Understanding how gender norms in the Middle East and North Africa impact female employment outcomes

Briefing paper

1 May 2018

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Spotlight on sexual violence and harassment in commercial agriculture: Lower and middle income countries
Authors: Carla Henry, Jacqueline Adams

External event

Conference

Commission on the Status of Women (CSW62)
8 March 2018 GMT
Location: UN Headquarters, New York, USA

Report

1 March 2018

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