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Disability and self-rated health among older women and men in rural Guatemala: The role of obesity and chronic conditions by Yount, Kathryn M., Hoddinott, John F., Stein, Aryeh D.

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Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140,000 mothers from 20 RCTs by Akseer, Nadia, Keats, Emily Catherine, Thurairajah, Pravheen, Cousens, Simon N., Betran, Ana Pilar, Oaks, Brietta M., Huybregts, Lieven

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Women and Youth Empowerment in the Agricultural Sector in Côte d’Ivoire by Yeo, P., Arouna, A., Mujawamariya, G., Yergo, W., Aboudou, R., Gbede, T.R.

“…Similarly, the level of women and young people who always feel comfortable expressing their disagreement is lower than that of men and older people, respectively. • Overall, women are less involved than men in decision-making about their production activities, as are young people compared to older people…”
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Animations driving uptake of socio-technical innovations by women farmers by Puskur, Ranjitha, Nchanji, Eileen, Cosmas, Lutomia, Ketema, Dessalegn, Muteti, Thomas, Gartaula, Hom, Mukhopadhyay, Prama, Mapedza, Everisto D., Chadha, Deepali

“…Animations and online visual presentations dedicated to teaching and reflections on the uptake of socio-technical innovations by women farmers. As most agricultural farmers especially women get older, their responsibilities increase and their patience with longs hours of face to face meetings and trainings becomes a problem. …”
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Analysis of the drivers of change in women’s anemia in Tanzania 2005-2015 by Heckert, Jessica, Headey, Derek D., Ndiaye, Biram, Brero, Mauro, Assey, Vincent

“…Although the prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age in Tanzania remains high, there have been documented improvements. …”
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Working women and caste in India: A study of social disadvantage using feature attribution by Joshi, Kuhu, Joshi, Chaitanya K.

“…We find that caste is now a less important determinant of work for the younger generation of women compared to the older generation. Moreover, younger women from disadvantaged castes are now more likely to be working in white-collar jobs.…”
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Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups by Arrieta, Alejandra, Jilani, Amir Hamza, Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…Older women and those in villages without banks are more likely to join SHGs. …”
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture and dietary quality across the life course: Evidence from Bangladesh by Sraboni, Esha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…The importance of maternal education in the dietary quality of young children, and the relatively greater importance of women’s empowerment for older children and adults, imply that policies designed to empower women and improve nutritional status should be informed by knowledge of which specific domains of women’s empowerment matter for particular nutritional outcomes at specific stages of the life course.…”
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Women representation in soil science: gender indicators in the University Program of Interdisciplinary Soil Studies by Prado, B., Hernández, J., Rodríguez-Bustos, L., Barreras, A., Caballero, L., Lara, I., Guevara, M., Lopera, A., Vázquez-Lule, A., Torres, M.

“…Women in Science represent 30% worldwide. In Mexico, only 24 % of top academic positions are women. …”
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Brief on scaling the youth and women quality centre model for Inclusive seed systems in Uganda by Lutomia, Cosmas Kweyu, Bomuhangi, Allan, Yila, Jummai Othniel, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…Smallholder farmers in Uganda—particularly women and youth—continue to rely heavily on informal seed systems, with certified seed representing only a small fraction of planting material. …”
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Gender empowerment gaps in agriculture and children’s well-being in Bangladesh by Malapit, Hazel J., Sraboni, Esha, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Ahmed, Akhter

“…We measure children’s well-being using nutritional status for younger children (ages 0–5) and education outcomes for older children (ages 6–10 and 11–17). We measure relative empowerment using direct measures of empowerment collected from men and women in the same households using the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index. …”
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Commercialization and dietary diversity of Rwandan smallholder farmers: A focus on women and youth headed households by Mukangabo, Emerence, Warner, James

“…Importantly, youth-headed households exhibit greater household dietary diversity than those households headed by older individuals, despite having both lower levels of assets and crop commercialization. …”
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Diet quality and obesity in women of reproductive age in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Bliznashka, Lilia, Azupogo, Fusta, Reynolds, Elise, Arnold, Charles D., Hess, Sonja Y., Kinabo, Joyce, Jeremiah, Kidola, Malindisa, Evangelista, Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…General and central obesity were more prevalent among women who were older, less educated, had light physical labour occupations, were in the highest wealth quintile, and lived in more urbanised villages and in more food secure households. …”
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She Inherits, She Sells: community-based theatre to strengthen women’s land rights and entrepreneurship by Najjar, Dina, Oueslati, Dorsaf, Benrais, Brahim, Nidkazza, Zakaria

“…Young men were proactive in addressing violence against women but less so regarding land rights. Conversely, older women felt that asking for inheritance from their brothers and moving without male protection were taboo, and they were less comfortable expressing their opinions during the plays. …”
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The role of interactive radio programming in advancing women’s empowerment and crop and dietary diversity: Mixed methods evidence from Malawi by Ragasa, Catherine, Mzungu, Diston, Kalagho, Kenan, Kazembe, Cynthia

“…First, radio programming is the preferred source of agricultural and nutrition advice among many subpopulations: younger women and men used radio more than other sources for their agricultural information needs, while younger and older men used radio more than other sources for nutrition education. …”
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Population estimates, consequences, and risk factors of obesity among pregnant and postpartum women in India: Results from a national survey and policy recommendations by Chopra, Mansi, Kaur, Naman, Singh, Konsam Dinachandra, Maria Jacob, Chandni, Divakar, Hema, Babu, Giridhara R., Nguyen, Phuong Hong

“…Older maternal age, urban residence, increasing wealth quintile, and secondary education were associated with increased odds of obesity among pregnant and postpartum women; higher education increased odds among postpartum women only (OR 1.90; 95% CI, 1.44–2.52). …”
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A large-scale intervention to introduce orange sweet potato in rural Mozambique increases vitamin A intakes among children and women by Hotz, C., Loechl, C., de Brauw, Alan, Eozenou, P., Gilligan, Daniel O., Moursi, M., Munhaua, B., Jaarsveld, P.J. van, Carriquiry, A., Meenakshi, J.V.

“…The primary nutrition outcomes were OSP and vitamin A intakes by children 6–35 months and 3–5·5 years of age, and women. The intervention resulted in significant net increases in OSP intakes (model 1: 46, 48 and 97 g/d) and vitamin A intakes (model 1: 263, 254 and 492 μg retinol activity equivalents/d) among the younger children, older children and women, respectively. …”
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Associations between Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) and obesity in women of reproductive age in Northern Tanzania: A cross-sectional study by Bliznashka, Lilia, Azupogo, Fusta, Reynolds, Elise, Arnold, Charles D., Hess, Sonja Y., Kinabo, Joyce, Jeremiah, Kidola, Malindisa, Evangelista, Olney, Deanna K., Ruel, Marie T.

“…General and central obesity were more prevalent among women who were older, less educated, had light physical labour occupations, were in the highest wealth quintile, and lived in more urbanised villages and in more food secure households. …”
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How inclusive are smallholder farmers’ access to Digital Agricultural Platforms? Lessons from the EzyAgric Digital Platform in Uganda by Ajambo, Susan, Kikulwe, Enoch, Birachi, Eliud, Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng

“…Women face additional challenges, such as financial dependency and time constraints, while elderly farmers struggle with unfamiliarity with and preference for traditional methods. …”
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Maternal and paternal employment in agriculture and early childhood development: A cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health survey data by Bliznashka, Lilia, Jeong, Joshua, Jaacks, Lindsay M.

“…We used generalised linear models to estimate associations between parental employment and child development, child stimulation (number of activities provided by the mother, father, and other household members), child supervision (not left alone or with older child for >1 hour), early childhood care and education programme (ECCE) attendance, and women’s empowerment. …”
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