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Low vitamin D intake is associated with anemia in women of reproductive age in Vietnam por Smith, Ellen, Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines, Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Nguyen, Hieu, Pham, Hoa, Truong, Truong, Nguyen, Son, Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramakrishnan, Usha

“…We used baseline data from the PRECONCEPT study (a preconceptual micronutrient trial) to examine associations between vitamin D intake and anemia (hemoglobin < 12 g/dL) in 4961 Vietnamese women of reproductive age.Nutrient intake was estimated using a semi‐quantitative food frequency questionnaire and Vietnamese food composition tables. …”
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Seasonal and gestation-stage associated differences in aflatoxin exposure in pregnant Gambian women por Castelino, J.M., Domínguez Salas, Paula, Routledge, M.N., Prentice, A.M., Moore, S.E., Hennig, B.J., Wild, C.P., Gong, Y.Y.

“…There was a modest increase in AF-alb in later than early pregnancy (geometric mean 41.8 vs. 34.5 pg/mg, P < 0.05), but this was restricted to the dry season when exposures were generally higher. Conclusions The study confirmed that Gambian pregnant women were exposed to aflatoxin throughout the pregnancy, with higher levels in the dry season. …”
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Beyond Kafala: Employer roles in growing vulnerabilities of women migrant domestic workers por Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Cherri, Zeinab, Adra, May, Hassan, Fahed

“…This policy brief is based on a study carried out under the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Work in Freedom project designed to mitigate the exploitation and forced labor of women migrating from South to West Asia to work in the domestic and garment sectors. …”
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Migration, labor, and women’s empowerment: Evidence from an agricultural value chain in Bangladesh por de Brauw, Alan, Kramer, Berber, Murphy, Mike

“…As a substantial portion of the rural labor force migrates to urban areas, it is commonly assumed that women could take over traditionally male tasks in agricultural production, with potentially empowering outcomes for women. …”
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Cash transfers and women’s control over decision-making and labor supply in Egypt por El-Enbaby, Hoda, Gilligan, Daniel O., Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kassim, Yumna, Kurdi, Sikandra

“…We present evidence on the effect of cash transfers on women’s control over decision-making in the MENA region, where little evidence is available and where cultural norms around women’s roles differ from more-studied regions. …”
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The power of the collective empowers women: Evidence from self-help groups in India por Kumar, Neha, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Arrieta, Alejandra, Jilani, Amir Hamza, Pandey, Shinjini

“…This paper uses panel data from 1470 rural Indian women from five states to study the impact of SHG membership on women’s empowerment in agriculture, using the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) and the abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI). …”
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Climate change and women’s voice and agency beyond the household: Insights from India por Takeshima, Hiroyuki, Raghunathan, Kalyani, Kosec, Katrina

“…This study provides a conceptual discussion on the linkages between climate change and VABH and analyzes their empirical relationship using multiple rounds of nationwide household data from India (India Human Development Survey 2005, 2012; World Values Survey 2001, 2006, 2012); climate data; and data on women’s political representation at the district level. …”
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A&T Ethiopia Maternal Nutrition Baseline Survey 2019: Recently Delivered Women por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The recently delivered women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. …”
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A&T Ethiopia Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2021: Recently Delivered Women por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The recently delivered women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. …”
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A&T Burkina Faso Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2021: Pregnant Women por International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The pregnant women interviews were conducted using pretested, structured questionnaires. …”
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Does a joint United Nations microfinance ‘plus’ program empower female farmers in rural Ethiopia? Evidence using the pro-WEAI por Hillesland, Marya, Kaaria, Susan, Mane, Erdgin, Alemu, Mihret, Slavchevska, Vanya

“…Microfinance is thought to be an effective tool for empowering women. Yet, previous studies that evaluate microfinance programs have mixed findings. …”
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Women and small-scale irrigation: A review of the factors influencing gendered patterns of participation and benefits por Bryan, Elizabeth, Lefore, Nicole

“…The case studies cover a range of farming and livelihood systems in which women’s roles and gender relations vary, highlighting the importance of the opportunity structure or context in which irrigation takes place. …”
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How can anticipatory action inspire gender inclusion? por Schindler, Alexandra, Mapedza, Everisto D.

Materias: “…women…”
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The workshop on Gender and Plant Health: Sharing insights from case studies por International Potato Center

“…We agree that if plant health initiative incorporates gender perspectives in research and technology designs, interventions will be more effective and technology adoption rate will increase, contributing to overall household food security, climate resilience, and women’s empowerment. Several interdisciplinary studies have been carried out to understand women’s and men’s direct and indirect roles in plant pest and disease management, gender differences in knowledge in pest and disease identification, and/or the feasibility of decision support tools among the different types of farmers, especially women farmers. …”
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Pathways to Empowerment: Case Studies of Positive Deviances in Gender Relations in Ethiopia por Kinati, Wole, Temple, Elizabeth C., Baker, A. Derek, Najjar, Dina

“…There is a lack of research investigating reasons for this anomaly. This study, departing from the conventional approach, tries to fll this gap by employing an interpretative phenomenological approach to assess how women have managed to achieve expanded agency while living within a constraining normative environment. …”
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A rapid review of studies on COVID-19 and gender equality in agriculture por Puskur, Ranjitha, D’Souza, Judith

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Food systems, obesity, and gender in Latin America por Biermayr-Jenzano, Patricia

“…This literature review explores different dimensions of specific roles and conditions that influence women’s health and nutrition in Latin America, including (a) women as farmers and other affected groups such as indigenous peoples; (b) women’s role and participation in feeding schemes; (c) women as informal street food vendors; (d) women as traders of agricultural products; (e) women as workers in the agrifood industry; and (f) considerations regarding the time invested in food preparation at the household level and women’s participation in this task. …”
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Understanding the organizational approaches of funders and project implementers to strengthen women’s empowerment through agricultural collectives por Rubin, Deborah

“…The study explores the partner organizations’ websites and publications, project materials, and selected staff interviews to better understand how each envisions women’s empowerment and the pathways for supporting it. …”
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Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger por Fofana, Ismaël, Odjo, Sunday P., Traoré, Fousseini

“…Sociocultural norms, legal barriers, and socioeconomic disadvantages are the main gender-based discrimination that affect the distribution of trade benefits between men and women. This study applied to Niger assesses the distributional effects of trade reforms between men and women and sheds light on the impact of gender-based barriers on the outcome of trade reforms. …”
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A study of food aid leakage in Bangladesh por Ahmed, Akhter, Rashid, Shahidur, Sharma, Manohar, Zohir, Sajjad

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