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Going Back to the Well: Women, Agency, and Climate Adaptation by Huyer, Sophia, Gumucio, Tatiana

“…Not only do we need to implement climate approaches that benefit women, we need to increase women’s resilience if we are going to effectively address and mitigate climate impacts. …”
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Women in action: leadership and collective agency in commons governance by Kachhap, Apurwa, Ravani, Khanjan, Madappa, P.S., Misra, Deepannita, Morgan, Miranda

“…Literature suggests that membership of an organization boosts the confidence of women, enabling them to voice their concerns and influence decisions in mixed groups, as well. …”
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Women’s empowerment, incomes and resilience in agri-food systems by Phillips, Lauren M., Anteneh, Zecharias, Cavatassi, Romina, Mabiso, Athur, Maggio, Giuseppe

“…In the existing literature on women’s empowerment in the context of agriculture and agrifood systems there is a dearth of evidence regarding impact on livelihood outcomes, income and resilience to shocks. …”
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Development and Validation of Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI) by Sufian, Farha D., Alvi, Muzna, Ratna, Nazmun N., Ringler, Claudia, Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin

“…By incorporating indicators of subjective well-being from migration literature into measures of empowerment, our paper advances research over earlier assessments of women’s experiences in the migration process beyond seemingly objective indicators, such as income, health, and economic welfare. …”
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FR1.2: Is Women's Empowerment Bearing Fruit? Mapping Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) results to the Gender and Food Systems Framework by Myers, Emily, Heckert, Jessica, Faas, Simone, Malapit, Hazel J., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Raghunathan, Kalyani, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…This review examines the relationships between domains of women's empowerment and food system outcomes, as defined by the Gender and Food Systems Framework (Njuki et al. 2022). …”
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Indicators for gender equality and the empowerment of women: from concept to practice by Chavarro, Mónica Juliana, Moreno, Manuel, Muriel, Juliana, Twyman, Jennifer

“…As part of the project “Developing Gender Indicators in Agriculture,” we conducted a literature review in order to understand how research and agricultural development projects in Latin America measure women’s empowerment and gender inequalities. …”
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Women’s leadership and implications for climate resilience: A conceptual framework by Bryan, Elizabeth, Elias, Marlène, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Morgan, Miranda, Najjar, Dina

“…This project note develops a conceptual framework that draws on key concepts from the literature on climate change and resilience, and the role of women’s representation in policy processes to trace the pathways through which women’s leadership can support climate resilience. …”
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Improving data concerning women's empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa by Heckert, Jessica, Fabic, Madeleine Short

“…This study assesses the utility of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) questions regarding women's empowerment in the context of sub‐Saharan Africa. …”
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Women and men in tropical dry forests: a preliminary review by Colfer, C.J.P., Elias, Marlène, Jamnadass, Ramni H.

“…Based upon these themes, the uniqueness of each situation and the importance of finetuning any approach to local realities to generate outcomes that can benefit women, we propose four promising ways to enhance the prospects for gender equity in dry forest areas: 1) a strengthening of groups and collective action, 2) explicit challenges to traditional gender norms, 3) a focus on products and spaces that interest women, and 4) addressing migration and population issues.…”
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Indicators for gender equality and the empowerment of women: from concept to practice by Chavarro, Mónica Juliana, Moreno, Manuel, Muriel, Juliana, Twyman, Jennifer

“…The lack of articulation between the concept of gender and its application in different projects results in a formulation and implementation that are weak in terms of operationalization, making it difficult to: capture the full range of dimensions considered by empowerment and gender equality; design and implement actions in favor of women; reduce the inequalities between men and women; and contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 5 “Gender Equality”. …”
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Feminization of agriculture in China?: Myths surrounding women's participation in farming by de Brauw, Alan, Li, Qiang, Liu, Chengfang, Rozelle, Scott, Zhang, Linxiu

“…The goals of this article are to help build a clear picture of the role of women in China's agriculture, to assess whether or not agricultural feminization has been occurring, and if so, to measure its impact on labour use, productivity and welfare. …”
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Understanding the measurement of women’s autonomy: Illustrations from Bangladesh and Ghana by Seymour, Gregory, Peterman, Amber

“…The past decade has seen increased attention to measuring women’s empowerment and autonomy, motivated by the goal of identifying promising programs and policies for reducing gender inequalities. …”
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Water, women, and local social organization in the Western Kenya highlands by Were, Elizabeth, Swallow, Brent M., Roy, Jessica

“…This third use may be particularly important for women. There is a potential, therefore, that provision of modest amounts of water to smallholder farmers can enhance household economic production, save labor time for women and girls, and improve family health. …”
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The impact of PROGRESA on women's status and intrahousehold relations: final report by Adato, Michelle, de la Briere, Benedicte, Mindek, Dubravka, Quisumbing, Agnes R.

“…The deliberate decision to give transfers directly to the mother was motivated by the growing literature which finds that resources controlled by women are more likely to be manifested in greater improvements in child health and nutrition than resources controlled by men. …”
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Financial tools for enhancing smallholder farmers' climate resilience: Strategies for synergizing insurance and credit by Otieno, Felix, Wanjau, Agnes, Ghosh, Aniruddha, Chilambe, Pedro, Girvetz, Evan

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What can we learn about women’s empowerment in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in Malawi? Findings from the new Women’s Empowerment metric for WASH (WE-WASH) by Ramani, Gayathri V., Faas, Simone, Chiwasa, Febbie, Chilalika, Joan, Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, Jean, Heckert, Jessica, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…WASH interventions in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) often target women as key actors for achieving project outcomes and many aim to improve the quality of women’s lives; fewer, however, have a specific focus on empowering women. …”
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Women’s vulnerability to climatic and non-climatic change in the Eastern Gangetic Plains by International Water Management Institute

“…Findings from IWMI’s research conducted in Madhubani, Bihar, India, and in Dhanusha and Morang of the Nepal Terai (Madhesh) substantiate previous literature on the region by showing how men and women are differentially affected by climate change. …”
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Women’s Property, Mobility, and Decisionmaking: Evidence from Rural Karnataka, India by Swaminathan, Hema, Lahoti, Rahul, Suchita, J. Y.

“…The research was undertaken in order to measure the extent of gender disparities in asset ownership and wealth in the state, and to build on the empirical literature that discusses the importance of asset ownership for women.…”
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Modeling the effects of trade on women at work and at home: a comparative perspective by Fontana, Marzia

“…The effects of trade on women vary by socio-economic characteristics, sector and country. …”
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Scaling up Kudumbashree -- collective action for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment by Kadiyala, Suneetha

“…As the CDS structures are affiliated to the LGBs, their financial sustainability is ensured through various modalities, e.g., convergence, women's component plan, and earmarked assistance to women's self-help groups (SHG). …”
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