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Blog Post
October 11, 2023
Today as we celebrate the International Day of the Girl, I’m excited to see increased attention turning towards one dimension of girls’ wellbeing that policymakers, donors, researchers, and advocates have historically shied away from discussing – economic empowerment. Efforts to support girls have t...
Blog Post
October 06, 2023
As we head into a long weekend to observe Indigenous People’s Day in the United States, thoughts about representation and inclusion are at the top of my mind. Earlier this year, I gave a keynote address at the 2023 Promoting Inclusion in Economics Research conference. I’ve written my remarks here as...
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September 21, 2023
Join the Center for Global Development for a virtual discussion with the editors of the recently released book, "Sankofa: Appreciating the Past in Planning the Future of Early Childhood Education, Care and Development in Africa." The book “seeks to address long-standing concerns and inequities regar...
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September 18, 2023
Among the many achievements, the G20 leaders’ commitment to gender equality was remarkable for their focus and breadth of coverage. The declaration focused on women-led development and women’s economic empowerment, recognizing the wide gaps in male and female employment and labor force participation...
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September 08, 2023
As the G20 India Summit approaches, India is taking a central seat on the global stage. While much attention will focus on India’s positive economic accomplishments, some of the spotlight will inevitably be on the country’s slow advances on women’s economic empowerment. On paper, India’s family-frie...
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August 25, 2023
On July 16, leading up to the Women Deliver 2023 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, the Center for Global Development, Women Deliver, the Asia Foundation, WeProsper Coalition, and the International Labour Organization co-hosted a Pre-Conference on the Care Economy in collaboration with a consortium of pa...
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March 01, 2023
There is overwhelming evidence on the benefits of women’s land ownership for their own economic outcomes, as well as those of their wider communities and countries. Yet governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain reluctant to either establish or proactively enforce laws that accord women equal ri...
Blog Post
February 03, 2023
Last year, I went zip lining. It invigorated my sense of how to approach the elusive pursuit of empowerment. Imagine climbing six stories to the top of a platform 65 feet up in the air, connecting yourself to a cable, and then jumping off to go zipping through tree tops at a speed of 35 miles an hou...
WORKING PAPERS
November 29, 2022
We study whether providing affordable childcare improves women's economic empowerment and child development, using data from a sample of 1,990 women participating in a public works program in Burkina Faso. Out of 36 urban work sites, 18 were randomly selected to receive community-based childcare cen...