Publications

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Ahmed, Akhter; Hoddinott, John F.; Pereira, Audrey; and Roy, Shalini. 2020. Designing for empowerment impact in agricultural development projects: Experimental evidence from the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1957. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133872.

International Food Policy Research Institute 2013. Women's empowerment in agriculture. In 2012 Global Food Policy Report Chapter 4. p. 45. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153451

Abdulrahim, Sawsan; and Adra, May. 2023. Social networks, collective organizing, and freedom of association: A qualitative participatory action research study with women migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2187. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136716.

Heckert, Jessica; Pereira, Audrey; Doss, Cheryl; Myers, Emily C.; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2019. Building livelihoods for rural youth: A gendered perspective. In 2019 Annual trends and outlook report: Gender equality in rural Africa: From commitments to outcomes, eds. Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; and Njuki, Jemimah. Chapter 7, Pp. 97-110. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146516

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Heckert, Jessica; Faas, Simone; Ramani, Gayathri V.; Raghunathan, Kalyani; Malapit, Hazel J.; and The pro-WEAI for Market Inclusion Study Team. Women’s empowerment and gender equality in agricultural value chains: Evidence from four countries in Asia and Africa. Food Security 13: 1101-1124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-021-01193-5

Ahmed, Akhter, 'Are Women Breaking the Poverty Trap? Changes in Poverty, Income, and Women's Empowerment in Southwestern Bangladesh', 2018

Malapit, Hazel. 2017. Gender, women's empowerment, and nutrition: A review, new evidence, and guidelines for nutrition-sensitive agricultural programming. Presented by Hazel Malapit (IFPRI), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, Amsterdam, 5-6 December 2017. Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120687

Musafili, I.; Ayuya, O.I.; Birachi, E.A.; Ngabitsinze, J.C. (2024) Assessing the effect of women empowerment on labor time allocated to soil and water conservation strategies in Northern Rwanda. GeoJournal 89: 161. ISSN: 0343-2521

Alvi, Muzna; Ratna, Nazmun; Sufian, Farha; Khan, Mohidul Hoque; and Ringler, Claudia. 2023. Development and validation of a Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI). CEDIL Evidence Brief 8. LLondon, England; and Washington, DC. Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL); and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.51744/CEB8.

International Food Policy Research Institute, 'Hoda El-Enbaby (IFPRI Egypt)• 2018 IFPRI Egypt: “Women Empowerment for Revitalizing Rural Areas in Egypt”', 2018

Padmaja, Ravula; Bantilan, Cynthia. Empowerment through technology: Gender dimensions of social capital build-up in Maharashtra, India. CAPRi working paper. 0063. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/CAPRiWP63.

Malapit, Hazel and Martinez, Elena. 2017. Women's empowerment in agriculture index (WEAI): incorporating gender and mixed methods into nutrition research. Presented by Hazel Malapit and Elena Martinez (IFPRI), as part of the Capacity Development Workshop hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, Amsterdam, 7-8 December 2017. Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120711

Ahmed, Akhter. 2019. Designing for empowerment impact - The Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) project in Bangladesh. Presented by Akhter Ahmed (International Food Policy Research Institute), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, Canberra, Australia, April 2-4, 2019. Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120676

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. et al., 'Measuring Empowerment: the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) ', 2018

Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; and Malapit, Hazel J. 2023. Measuring women’s empowerment and gender equality through the lens of induced innovation. In Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa, eds. Jonna P. Estudillo, Yoko Kijima, Tetsushi Sonobe. Pp. 343-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5542-6_25

Njuki, Jemimah; Eissler, Sarah; Malapit, Hazel J.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Bryan, Elizabeth; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2021. A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems. United Nations Food Systems Summit. https://doi.org/10.48565/scfss2021-1q69

Njuki, Jemimah; Eissler, Sarah; Malapit, Hazel J.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Bryan, Elizabeth; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2022. A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems. Global Food Security 33(June 2022): 100622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100622

Welk, Lukas et al., 'Gender differences in crop productivity and women’s empowerment: Evidence from Uganda', 2022

Malapit, Hazel J.; Sraboni, Esha; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Ahmed, Akhter U. 2015. Gender empowerment gaps in agriculture and children’s well-being in Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1470. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149435

Myers, Emily; Heckert, Jessica; Faas, Simone; Malapit, Hazel J.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Raghunathan, Kalyani; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2023. Is women’s empowerment bearing fruit? Mapping women’s empowerment in agriculture index (WEAI) results using the gender and food systems framework. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2190. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136722.

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). 2021. UNFSS Science Days Side Event: Gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems. UNFSS Science Days Side Event Highlights July 2021. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134486.

Njuki, Jemimah et al., 'A Review of Evidence on Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment, and Food Systems', 2021

Njuki, Jemimah; Eissler, Sarah; Malapit, Hazel J.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Bryan, Elizabeth; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2021. A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2034. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134469.

Adida, Claire; Arriola, Leonardo; Kosec, Katrina; Matanock, Aila; and Mo, Cecilia Hyunjung. 2022. Project factsheet: Overcoming barriers to women’s political participation through advocacy training: Designing a field experiment in Nigeria. NSSP 55. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134929.

Gajate-Garrido, Gissele. 2015. The impact of household health shocks on female time allocation and agricultural labor participation in rural Pakistan. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1449. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150370

Eissler, Sarah; Heckert, Jessica; Myers, Emily; Seymour, Gregory; Sinharoy, Sheela; and Yount, Kathryn M. 2021. Exploring gendered experiences of time-use agency in Benin, Malawi, and Nigeria as a new concept to measure women’s empowerment. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2003. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134275.

Salawu, M. B.; Rufai, A. M.; Salman, Kabir K.; and Ogunniyi, Adebayo. 2020. The influence of women empowerment on child nutrition in rural Nigeria. AERC Working Paper GMBF-013. https://aercafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BMGF-013.pdf

Arrieta, Alejandra; Jilani, Amir Hamza; Kumar, Neha; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2019. Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1899. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147121

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2013. Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap. In 2012 Global Food Policy Report Chapter 4. Pp. 37-47. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153443

Beintema, Nienke M.; Di Marcantonio, Federica. 2009. Women’s participation in agricultural research and higher education. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162001