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Study in semi-arid areas in India shows improved nutritional intake in households with working women
26 August 2022 | Peer Reviewed | India
Food insecurity is a major development challenge in developing countries. In Kenya, the food poverty incidence remains high, as about 1 in every 3 individuals does not meet the minimum daily calorific...
12 January 2024 | Discussion Paper | KenyaAbstract We examine how gender attitudes and performance under competitive situations in the lab reflect microenterprise outcomes in the renewable energy sector of Rwanda – a country with progressive…
12 March 2021 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaThe tradeoff that women face between work and family depends largely on a country’s institutional settings. Provisions like stable employment, maternity benefits, and childcare services can affect…
26 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Ghana
The transition from school to work is a very important stage in the life of a young person. Of particular interest here is the type of early work opportunities young people can obtain after completing...
12 January 2024 | Book Chapter | KenyaThe varying social representations of, and cultural preferences for, body size and their implications for sexual behaviour and risk are necessarily contextual. However, the representational paucity of…
26 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | GhanaAbstract Like the rest of the world, African countries are reeling from the health, economic and social effects of COVID-19. The continent’s governments have responded by imposing rigorous lockdowns…
12 March 2021 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubThis research paper aims to understand the effects of time spent in domestic work, including childcare, on women’s mental health in Ghana. The paper adopted a triangulation convergence mixed methods…
26 May 2021 | Peer Reviewed | GhanaIn developed countries, the gap between male and female pay has been reducing significantly due to legislation and regulation. However, globally, the gap is widening, and even where the gap is…
16 July 2022 | Peer Reviewed | KenyaWe investigate gender differences in competitiveness using a lab-in-the-field experiment and a subject pool consisting of Chinese adults following the design by Niederle and Vesterlund (2007). China…
21 March 2022 | Peer Reviewed | China