The replication files for our article “Development of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI)” are now publicly available on Dataverse. This data package contains baseline data from five GAAP2 projects and Stata.do files necessary for replicating the results of the article. The data include all items needed to calculate pro-WEAI, as well as […]
Launch of the pro-WEAI Distance Learning Module
So far, 99 organizations have used the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), an innovative tool that measures progress toward gender equality and identifies obstacles to becoming empowered.Women play a vital role in rural economies, from farm labor to unpaid domestic and caregiving work. They are essential to food security and nutrition, land and natural resource management, and building resilience to climatic and other shocks.
How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment
When we talk about women’s empowerment, it is difficult to grasp what we actually mean. Does it refer to women’s attitudes towards gender violence? Or does it mean women’s economic independence and decision-making power?
Event: Soft launch of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index
Earlier this year, the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project, Phase 2 (GAAP2) launched the pilot version of the project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI), a new survey-based index for measuring empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agriculture sector. On October 25th, the GAAP2 team will introduce the latest version of the pro-WEAI at a special […]
How can you tell if your survey questions work? Using cognitive testing to improve measurement of women’s empowerment in nutrition and health
In the second phase of the Gender, Agriculture, and Assets Project (GAAP2), researchers are developing the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) to measure women’s empowerment in agricultural development projects. The pro-WEAI includes an optional module to measure women’s empowerment in health and nutrition decisions. In this blog, Anika Hannan, a soon-to-be MPH graduate […]