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After the development of the WEAI and the Feed the Future Baseline surveys, and based on feedback from a learning event held at IFPRI in November 2013, the WEAI was revised to shorten interview length and to modify questions that were difficult to implement in the field, while maintaining cross-cultural applicability. A shorter, streamlined version of the WEAI, known as the abbreviated WEAI (A-WEAI) was created.
The A-WEAI retains the five domains of empowerment, but consists of only six composite indicators, with weights for each indicator adjusted accordingly. The A-WEAI includes a simplified 24-hour recall time module that collects information only on primary activities, and streamlined sections on production decisions and resources. The total A-WEAI module also takes approximately 30 percent less time to administer than the original WEAI. A comparison of the domains and indicators in the original WEAI and A-WEAI may be found below.
The A-WEAI is comparable to the original WEAI, subject to recalculation of baseline estimates restricted to the six indicators.
| Original WEAI | A-WEAI | |
| Domains | Indicators (10) | Indicators (6) |
| Production | 1. Input in productive decisions 2. Autonomy in production |
1. Input in productive decisions |
| Resources | 3. Ownership of assets 4. Purchase, sale, or transfer of assets 5. Access to and decisions on credit |
3. Ownership of assets
5. Access to and decisions on credit |
| Income | 6. Control over use of income | 6. Control over use of income |
| Leadership | 7. Group membership 8. Speaking in public |
7. Group membership |
| Time | 9. Workload 10. Leisure |
9. Workload |