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Women's Voice and Agency in the MGNREGA in Odisha: Baseline Data by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The study aimed to evaluate interventions designed to enhance women’s voice and agency in selecting assets to be created under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), a national workfare program. …”
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Measuring women’s agency in agroecological food systems transformation by Renduchintala, Swati

“…Through in-depth study and data from the three major agroclimatic zones of Rayalseema, Delta areas and tribal areas, this paper also explores the gradients of women across geographies and social strata. …”
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Women Empowerment in Water Governance in Polder Zone in Bangladesh by Sarker, Mou Rani, Singaraju, Niyati, Batas, Mary Ann, Mondal, Manoranjan K., Das, Mahanam, Puskur, Ranjitha, Yadav, Sudhir

“…Addressing this gap, drawing data from 640 households in four polders of Patuakhali district using a mixed methods approach, the study aims to examine the implications of participatory water management on women’s empowerment outcomes in three domains- Intrinsic agency, Instrumental agency, and collective agency. …”
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Women's political participation training curriculum in southwest Nigeria by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

“…The Metaketa Initiative is a study across 5 countries to improve women's empowerment beyond the household-including in governance at different levels. …”
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Women’s empowerment in water governance in Polder Zone in Bangladesh by Sarker, Mou Rani, Singaraju, Niyati, Batas, Mary Ann, Mondal, Manoranjan K., Das, Mahanam, Puskur, Ranjitha, Yadav, Sudhir

“…Addressing this gap, drawing data from 640 households in four polders of Patuakhali district using a mixed-methods approach, the study aims to examine the implications of participatory water management on women’s empowerment outcomes in three domains—agency, resources, and institutional structures adopted from the Empowerment in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) framework. …”
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Diets of men and women in rural Bangladesh are equitable but suboptimal by Coleman, Fiona M., Ahmed, Akhter, Quisumbing, Agnes R., Roy, Shalini, Hoddinott, John F.

“…Background: Recent evidence suggests that diet inequities between men and women may have diminished within rural Bangladeshi households. …”
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Women's Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) by International Food Policy Research Institute, Emory University, World Bank, Oxford University, National Statistical Office, Malawi, Data Analysis and Technical Assistance (DATA) Limited, Vox Latina, Guatemala, Interdisciplinary Analysts, Nepal

“…The Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS) is a streamlined tool for measuring empowerment. …”
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Investment and cultivation strategies for women and youth inclusion: cases from on-farm, off-farm and non-farm activities in Ethiopia and Mali by Nigussie, Likimyelesh, Diallo, A., Minh, Thai Thi

Subjects: “…women's participation…”
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Editorial: Gender-intentional breeding case studies by Ashby, Jacqueline A., Polar, Vivian, Tufan, H.A.

“…The cases demonstrate that women and men have partially distinct but overlapping preferences, and that responding to these preferences increases adoption and equity. …”
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Effect of balanced energy-protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation on birth outcomes and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: Study protocol for a randomised controll... by Vanslambrouck, Katrien, de Kok, Brenda, Toe, Laeticia Celine, De Cock, Nathalie, Ouédraogo, Moctar, Huybregts, Lieven

“…This paper describes the study protocol.…”
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Village perspectives on cassava and implications for biotechnology research: a CBN case study in the lake zone of Northern Tanzania by Thro, Ann Marie

Subjects: “…case studies…”
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Listening to farmers' perceptions through participatory rice varietal selection: A case study in villages in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India by Paris, T.R., Singh, Abha, Luis, Joyce, Singh, Hari Nath, Singh, Omkar, Singh, Sinjay, Singh, Ram Kathin, Sarkarung, Surapong

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Cognitive interviewing to improve women's empowerment questions in surveys: Application to the health and nutrition and intrahousehold relationships modules for the project‐level W... by Hannan, Anika, Heckert, Jessica, James-Hawkins, Laurie, Yount, Kathryn M.

“…This study uses cognitive interviewing to identify how new survey questions might be misinterpreted and to understand what experiences women are referencing when they respond to these questions. …”
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Uptake and use of gender research approaches and tools from the project “GENNOVATE” by agriculture researchers worldwide by CGIAR Research Program on Maize

Subjects: “…women…”
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Changing gender roles in agriculture? Evidence from 20 years of data in Ghana by Lambrecht, Isabel B., Schuster, Monica, Asare Samwini, Sarah, Pelleriaux, Laura

Subjects: “…role of women…”
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Los problemas vinculados con el genero y la participacion de las mujeres en la agricultura de riego: el caso de dos canales privados de riego en Carchi, Ecuador. In SpanishGender i... by Bastidas, E.P.

Subjects: “…women in development…”
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Poverty-focused smallholder water management: promoting innovative water harvesting and irrigation systems to support sustainable livelihoods in South Asia. Project completion and... by International Water Management Institute

Subjects: “…women's status…”
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Land reforms and feminization of agricultural labor in Sughd province, Tajikistan by Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon, Wegerich, Kai

Subjects: “…women…”
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Modeling the effects of trade on women: a closer look at Bangladesh by Fontana, Marzia

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Women's tenure security on collective lands: A conceptual framework by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Doss, Cheryl, Flintan, Fiona E., Knight, Rachael, Larson, Anne M., Monterroso, Iliana

“…To address this gap and lay the foundations for a sound body of empirical studies and appropriate policies, we develop a conceptual framework to improve understanding of women's land rights under collective tenure. …”
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