This paper reviews the literature on women's land rights (WLR) and poverty reduction. It
uses the Gender, Agriculture and Assets Project (GAAP) conceptual framework to identify …

The appropriate measurement of food security is critical for targeting food and economic aid;
supporting early famine warning and global monitoring systems; evaluating nutrition, health …

Women's empowerment is considered a 'prerequisite'to achieving global food security.
Gender systems, however, are diverse and complex. The nature and extent of gender …

Summary The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) measures the
empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agricultural sector and comprises two …

Child marriage is a widespread violation of human rights. It is an impediment to social and
economic development, and it is rooted in gender inequality. The low value placed on girls …

Using a nationally representative survey from Bangladesh, we examine the relationship
between women's empowerment in agriculture, measured using the Women's …

We use household survey data from Nepal to investigate relationships between women's
empowerment in agriculture and production diversity on maternal and child dietary diversity …

The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate how gender inequalities in society are perpetuated
and reinforced by market forces in ways that block women's capacity to contribute to more …

We examine the question:“In the context of gender dimension what is the evidence of the
impact of the financial inclusion programs on poor households represented by women …

What's wrong with markets in everything? Markets today are widely recognized as the most
efficient way in general to organize production and distribution in a complex economy. And …