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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What Works for Working Women? Understanding Female Labor Force Participation in Urban Bangladesh
Despite making great strides in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the past decade, only 36% of women participate in the Bangladeshi labor force today, and the growth rate of FLFP in urban areas has significantly fallen. Using unique individual-level data on labor market participation, time-use, norms, and skills, this paper explores the factors that constrain women in slums and low-income neighborhoods in Dhaka...Read More
The Empowering Internet Safety Guide for Women
This guide discusses common occurrences in which women are subject to harassment in their daily lives—on social media, at work, while dating, and more—and gives tips and advice on how women can take control. The contributors hope it encourages women everywhere to defend and protect themselves, and to stand up to sexual harassment, both on and off the web.Read More
Strengthening health systems response to violence against women in Indian hospitals.
WHO partners with Center for Enquiry into Health and Allied Theme (CEHAT) and Directorate for Medical Education and Research (DMER) Maharashtra, India to do implementation research for rolling out WHO guidelines for health systems research to respond to Violence Against Women in 2 tertiary hospitals in Maharashtra, India.Read More
Four Ways We’re Working to End Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination in Health Care
Many health workers experience violence in their personal lives or in the workplace. They’re often the first to identify, treat, and refer GBV survivors who seek health care. This blog post highlights the strategies IntraHeatlh International has utilized for the past 40 years to address gender-based discrimination, violence, and barriers to health care.Read More
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
