Designing new tools for evaluating gender impacts for climate services in agriculture: Introduction to a series of field experiments in Rwanda

Impact evaluations and cost-benefit analyses often guide investments in agricultural development but determining whether an investment is cost effective in empowering women is a major challenge. The multidimensional, dynamic nature of women’s empowerment does not lend itself easily to quantitative m...

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Main Authors: Kramer, Berber, Rose, Alison, Dejene, Samson, Mukangabo, Emerence, Mollerstrom, Johanna, Seymour, Greg, Kagabo, Desire
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117471
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Summary:Impact evaluations and cost-benefit analyses often guide investments in agricultural development but determining whether an investment is cost effective in empowering women is a major challenge. The multidimensional, dynamic nature of women’s empowerment does not lend itself easily to quantitative measurement and poses challenges for aggregation across different dimensions, and for analyzing trade-offs in development.