transformation, 2008 - 14. We find that while the economic situation of women has improved, significant gender disparities remain …This paper examines gender inequality and female empowerment in rural Viet Nam. Using an extensive panel dataset on 2 …,181 households, we examine how the welfare of women living in rural areas has evolved during a period of dramatic rural …

grapple with important gender inequalities. This paper examines, first, the evolution and effects of Tanzania's social …Tanzania has expanded its social protection framework significantly over the past decade, but the country continues to … protection policies since the 2000s, from the perspective of working-age women. Drawing on a scoping review of diverse evidence …

women pradhans, I estimate the effect of the Panchayati Raj institutions on age and autonomy over marriage. Results indicate … that women in local government decrease the likelihood of child marriage, and increase the age at first marriage and gauna …. The effects seem to be driven by changes in gender and cultural norms, because there is a reduction in the prevalence of …

social policy trajectories in Mainland Tanzania with a gender lens, to better understand the contributions of these …In July 2020, the United Republic of Tanzania gained the status of a lower-middleincome country. This came after two … working-age women. The paper draws on a scoping review of diverse secondary materials, including academic publications …

The paper attempts to examine the extent to which the ILO-supported projects have contributed to women's economic … empowerment and well-being i.e., from a gender perspective. The paper provides the ILO's perspectives on gender dimensions of … employment and expanding social protection during the last 10-15 years, in particular, largely targeting those poor women mostly …

Agriculture is a main contributor to pro-poor growth in Africa, but gender inequalities in the sector hold back … agricultural growth and affect household welfare negatively. The sector has been characterized by a lack of gender …-disaggregated data and patchy gender-integration in policies and operational responses. To remedy this, the World Bank (WB) and the …

Strategic Plan (2021-26) lays out ambitious targets to achieve universal health coverage. Yet, women in Tanzania continue to … challenges disadvantaging women. The aims of this paper are two-fold. First, we examine the evolution of Tanzania's health policy …Tanzania has undertaken important health sector reforms in the new millennium, and the most recent Health Sector …

, reconstructs gender relations in the post-civil war context. The current literature examines the role of women in the governance of … argue that women's engagement in Liberian civil wars as combatants and peace activists reconstitute gender norms and gender …This research project traces how women's participation in the Liberian civil wars, as combatants and peace agents …

This paper examines peer effects on students' gender norm perceptions and skills formation. I use a Uruguayan … leads to more progressive gender norms. Furthermore, these effects in gender perceptions are driven mostly by male students … to female peers operates not only by reducing traditional gender perceptions but also by changing actual behaviour …

that commenting on gender-related laws reduces men's bias against women slightly, while writing stories has a strong effect … on reducing existing prejudice against women. Moreover, writing gender-related stories improves men’s knowledge of gender …Reducing gender inequality is a critically important development challenge, especially in countries with widespread and …