Ownership of assets is important for poverty reduction, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This research was undertaken to provide guidance for agricultural development programs on how to incorporate gender and as...
Johnson, Nancy L.
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Kovarik, C.
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Njuki, Jemimah
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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[Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects]
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Gender, assets, and agricultural development: Lessons from eight projects
Many development interventions target transfers to women. However, little evidence directly explores the “flypaper effects” of whether women retain control over these transfers once within the household and how reallocation of the transfers affects women's empowerment. We study these dynamics in ...
Roy, S.
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Ara, J.
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Das, N.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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[“Flypaper effects” in transfers targeted to women: Evidence from BRAC's “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh]
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“Flypaper effects” in transfers targeted to women: Evidence from BRAC's “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh
Strengthening the abilities of smallholder farmers in developing countries, particularly women farmers, to produce for both home and the market is currently a development priority. In many contexts, ownership of assets is strongly gendered, reflecting existing gender norms and limiting women’s ab...
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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Rubin, Deborah
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Manfre, C.
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Bold, M. van den
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Olney, D.
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Johnson, Nancy L.
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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[Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia]
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Gender, assets, and market-oriented agriculture: learning from high-value crop and livestock projects in Africa and Asia