This report presents findings from one of the first multi-country analyses to examine the short- and long-term impacts of having a child before age 18 on employment and monetary compensation (cash earnings). Research suggests that women receiving cash are more likely to be able to make decisions about their own healthcare and education. The report dives further into women’s economic empowerment by analyzing married women’s...Read More
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Male Engagement and Couples Communication
This report features findings from MCSP’s quantitative baseline assessment used to refine gender interventions during two years of project implementation and findings from endline studies conducted by MCSP Mozambique. Key findings include clients’, health providers’, and facilities managers’ perspectives regarding male participation in family planning, antenatal care, and labor and delivery services; decisionmaking about having children; and decisionmaking about care-seeking.Read More
Doing Research in Conflict Settings: Gender Mainstreaming and Ethics
This report outlines lessons from six case studies and workshop discussions with representatives of consortium research teams. The case studies have been grouped into three categories that capture different stages of research, from inception and design to data collection and dissemination: 1) composition of research teams; 2) engaging with research participants; and 3) ethics and the purpose of research.Read More
Taking the Lead: Girls and Young Women on Changing the Face of Leadership
Nearly 10,000 girls and young women shared their ideas and experiences for this research on female leadership. Three-quarters of them said they aspire to be leaders, but only 24 percent of parliamentarians worldwide and 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs are women. What does it take for girls to become leaders—to take control of their lives and their futures—at home, at work, and in their...Read More
Qualitative Evidence on Barriers to and Facilitators of Women’s Participation in Labour Market Sectors
This systematic review is based on 18 studies exploring the barriers to and facilitators of women’s participation in commercial agriculture, trade, and mining in predominantly sub-Saharan African nations. The review found gender norms established by religious beliefs, tribal governance structures, and the history of communities create significant barriers to women’s economic empowerment and labor force participation in low- and middle-income countries, especially in higher productivity,...Read More
Ten Years of Obstetric Fistula Care in Mali: A Case Study of Multisectoral, Holistic Treatment for Women and Girls
In Mali, obstetric fistula is a public health problem. With the support of partners such as USAID, the Government of Mali has made significant progress in the comprehensive management of obstetric fistula. This report explores Mali as a case study for the region and globally, and outlines five key interventions that have led to its great progress in fistula care.Read More
