Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings

This policy brief shares quantitative results from a project examining the effectiveness of advocacy and leadership training for women, along with allyship training for men (their husbands), in improving women’s economic outcomes. We share insights from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted...

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Autores principales: Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Mo, Cecilia H.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168455
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author Kosec, Katrina
Kyle, Jordan
Mo, Cecilia H.
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description This policy brief shares quantitative results from a project examining the effectiveness of advocacy and leadership training for women, along with allyship training for men (their husbands), in improving women’s economic outcomes. We share insights from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted across three states of southwestern Nigeria (Oyo, Ogun, and Osun) involving over 5,800 women participants from 450 communities. We causally test whether training women alone, as well as whether training them in tandem (though in separate sessions) with their husbands, can increase women’s access to and investments in livelihood opportunities. While the trainings were designed to train women in the skills needed for engaging in the local policy process in rural communities in Nigeria and to train their husbands on the benefits of women’s participation in community affairs as well as in how to practically support their wives’ participation, we posit that increased efficacy combined with advocacy skills and husbands’ support could additionally have profound economic spillovers. Indeed, we show causal improvements in these outcomes when women are trained and present some emerging policy lessons.
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spelling CGSpace1684552025-11-06T04:45:47Z Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings Kosec, Katrina Kyle, Jordan Mo, Cecilia H. women's empowerment economic activities gender women training policies This policy brief shares quantitative results from a project examining the effectiveness of advocacy and leadership training for women, along with allyship training for men (their husbands), in improving women’s economic outcomes. We share insights from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted across three states of southwestern Nigeria (Oyo, Ogun, and Osun) involving over 5,800 women participants from 450 communities. We causally test whether training women alone, as well as whether training them in tandem (though in separate sessions) with their husbands, can increase women’s access to and investments in livelihood opportunities. While the trainings were designed to train women in the skills needed for engaging in the local policy process in rural communities in Nigeria and to train their husbands on the benefits of women’s participation in community affairs as well as in how to practically support their wives’ participation, we posit that increased efficacy combined with advocacy skills and husbands’ support could additionally have profound economic spillovers. Indeed, we show causal improvements in these outcomes when women are trained and present some emerging policy lessons. 2024-12-31 2024-12-31T20:08:31Z 2024-12-31T20:08:31Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168455 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135815 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132777 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132776 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131158 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126904 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kosec, Katrina; Kyle, Jordan; and Mo, Cecilia H. 2024. Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings. IFPRI Project Note December 2024. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168455
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Mo, Cecilia H.
Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
title Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
title_full Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
title_fullStr Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
title_short Enhancing women’s economic empowerment in rural Nigeria through advocacy trainings
title_sort enhancing women s economic empowerment in rural nigeria through advocacy trainings
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economic activities
gender
women
training
policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/168455
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