Publications

Karyadi, Elvina; Reddy, J. C.; Dearden, Kirk A.; Purwanti, Tutut; Asri, Eriana; Roquero, Loreto B.; Srivastava, Anuj; et al. Antenatal care is associated with adherence to iron supplementation among pregnant women in selected low-middle-income-countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America & the Caribbean regions: Insights from Demographic and Health Surveys. Maternal and Child Nutrition 19(2): e13477. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13477

Diop, Loty; Becquey, Elodie; Turowska, Zuzanna; Huybregts, Lieven; Ruel, Marie T.; and Gelli, Aulo. 2021. Standard minimum dietary diversity indicators for women or infants and young children are good predictors of adequate micronutrient intakes in 24–59-month-old children and their nonpregnant nonbreastfeeding mothers in rural Burkina Faso. Journal of Nutrition 151(2): 412–422. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa360

Al-Haboby, Azhr; Breisinger, Clemens; Debowicz, Darío; El-Hakim, Abdul Hussein; Ferguson, Jenna; van Rheenen, Teunis and Telleria, Roberto. 2014. Agriculture for development in Iraq? Estimating the impacts of achieving the agricultural targets of the national development plan 2013–2017 on economic growth, incomes, and gender equality. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1349. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150990

Ringler, Claudia; and Ratna, Nazmun. 2023. Innovations in Impact Evaluation: What Have We Learned? Insights from the Gender-Sensitive Risks and Options Assessment for Decision Making (ROAD) to Support Work-in-Freedom Phase 2. CEDIL virtual conference presentation from February 22, 2023. Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136170

Hotz, Christine; Loechl, Cornelia U.; Lubowa, Abdelrahman; Tumwine, James K.; Ndeezi, Grace; Masawi, Agnes Nandutu; Baingana, Rhona; Carriquiry, Alicia; de Brauw, Alan; Meenakshi, Jonnalagadda V.; Gilligan, Daniel O. 2012. Introduction of β-carotene–rich orange sweet potato in rural Uganda results in increased vitamin A intakes among children and women and improved vitamin A status among children. Journal of Nutrition 142(10): 1871-1880

Petry, Nicolai; Rohner, Fabian; Gahutu, Jean B.; Campion, Bruno; Boy, Erick; Tugirimana, Pierrot L.; Zimmerman, Michael Bruce; Zwahlen, Christian; Wirth, James P.; and Moretti, Diego. 2016. In Rwandese women with low iron status, iron absorption from low-phytic acid beans and biofortified beans is comparable, but low-phytic acid beans cause adverse gastrointestinal symptoms. Journal of Nutrition 146(5): 970 - 975. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.223693

Young, Melissa; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Tran, Lan Mai; Avula, Rasmi; and Menon, Purnima. 2020. A double edged sword? Improvements in economic conditions over a decade in India led to declines in undernutrition as well as increases in overweight among adolescents and women. Journal of Nutrition 150(2): 364-372. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxz251

Ramakrishnan, Usha; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines; Pham, Hoa; Hao, Wei; Nguyen, Hieu; Truong, Truong V.; Nguyen, Son; Harding, Kimberly B.; Reinhart, Gregory A.; Neufeld, Lynnette M.; and Martorell, Reynaldo. 2016. Neither preconceptional weekly multiple micronutrient nor iron–folic acid supplements affect birth size and gestational age compared with a folic acid supplement alone in rural Vietnamese women: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition 146(7): 14455 - 14525. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.223420

Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.; Jain, Devaki; Di Tommaso, Maria Laura 2012. Review of Gender and green governance: The Political economy of women's presence within and beyond community forestry by Bina Agarwal. New York: Oxford University Press. Feminist Economics 18(3): 141-143

Sharma, Vandana; Leight, Jessica; Verani, Fabio; Tewolde, Samuel; and Deyessa, Negussie. 2020. Effectiveness of a culturally appropriate intervention to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV transmission among men, women, and couples in rural Ethiopia: Findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med 17(8): e1003274. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003274

Leight, Jessica; Deyessa, Negussie; and Sharma, Vandana. 2021. Cost-effectiveness analysis of an intimate partner violence prevention intervention targeting men, women and couples in rural Ethiopia: Evidence from the Unite for a Better Life randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 11: e042365. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042365

De Moura, Fabiana F.; Moursi, Mourad; Angel, Moira Donahue; Angeles-Agdeppa, Imelda; Atmarita, Atmarita; Gironella, Glen M.; Muslimatun; and Carriquiry, Alicia. 2016. Biofortified b-carotene rice improves vitamin A intake and reduces the prevalence of inadequacy among women and young children in a simulated analysis in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 104(3): 769 - 775. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.129270

Arimond, Mary; Vitta, Bineti S.; Martin-Prével, Yves; Moursi, Mourad; and Dewey, Kathryn G. Local foods can meet micronutrient needs for women in urban Burkina Faso, but only if rarely consumed micronutrient-dense foods are included in daily diets: A linear programming exercise; Maternal and Child Nutrition. First published online May 2 2017. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12461

Global Health 50/50; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and UN Women. 2024. Global food 50/50 report 2023/2024: Analysis of family-friendly workplace policies and gender equality in 51 global food system organizations. Washington, DC: Global Health 50/50; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and UN Women. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139832

Ahmed, Akhter; Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Abedin, Naveen; and Ghostlaw, Julie. 2020. Assessing COVID-19's effects on gender-related issues using a phone survey in the Feed the Future zone of influence in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136536.

Andersen, Lykke E.; Breisinger, Clemens; Mason d'Croz, Daniel; Jemio, Luis Carlos; Ringler, Claudia; Robertson, Richard D.; Verner, Dorte and Wiebelt, Manfred. 2014. Agriculture, incomes, and gender in Latin America by 2050: An assessment of climate change impacts and household resilience for Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1390. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150995

Leight, Jessica; Deyessa, Negussie; Verani, Fabio; Tewolde, Samuel; and Sharma, Vandana. 2020. An intimate partner violence prevention intervention for men, women, and couples in Ethiopia: Additional findings on substance use and depressive symptoms from a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med 17(8): e1003131. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003131

Lees, Shelley; Kyegombe, Nambusi; Diatta, Ampa; Zongrone, Amanda; Roy, Shalini; and Hidrobo, Melissa. 2021. Intimate partner relationships and gender norms in Mali: The scope of cash transfers targeted to men to reduce intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women 27(3-4): 447-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219897853

Leight, Jessica; Cullen, Claire; Ranganathan, Meghna; and Yakubovich, Alexa. 2023. Effectiveness of community mobilisation and groupbased interventions for preventing intimate partner violence against women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Global Health 13: 04115. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.13.04115

Kondylis, Florence; Mueller, Valerie. 2014. Lessons from an agricultural extension experiment in Mozambique: insights on teaching modalities and gender representation in extension and on productivity measurement. MozSSP Policy Note 6. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149744

Ragasa, Catherine; Mahrt, Kristi; Aung, Zin Wai; Lambrecht, Isabel; and Scott, Jessica. 2020. Gender, crop diversification, and nutrition in irrigation catchment areas in the central dry zones in Myanmar: Implications for agricultural development support. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1947. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133802.

Santos, Florence; Fletschner, Diana; Savath, Vivien and Peterman, Amber. 2013. Can microplots contribute to rural households’ food security? Evaluation of a gender-sensitive land allocation program in West Bengal, India. In Learning from eight agricultural development interventions in Africa and South Asia. Eds. Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Njuki, Jemimah and Johnson, Nancy. Pp. 11-14. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153689

Mueller, Valerie; Billings, Lucy; Mogues, Tewodaj; Peterman, Amber and Wineman, Ayala. 2015. Filling the legal void? Experimental evidence from a community-based legal aid program for gender-equal land rights in Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1434. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149381

Hillesland, Marya; Kaaria, Susan; Mane, Erdgin; Alemu, Mihret; and Slavchevska, Vanya. 2021. Did a microfinance ‘plus’ programme empower female farmers and pastoralists and improve intrahousehold equality in rural Ethiopia? Evidence from an impact evaluation using a Project-Women’s Empowerment in Agricultural Index (pro-WEAI) survey tool. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2037. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134482.

Escobar-DeMarco, Jessica; Nguyen, Phuong; Kundu, Gourob; Kabir, Rowshan; Ali, Mohsin; Ireen, Santhia; et al. 2025. Disruptions and adaptations of an urban nutrition intervention delivering essential services for women and children during a major health system crisis in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Maternal and Child Nutrition 21(1): e13750. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13750

Jiwani, Safia S.; Gatica-Domínguez, Giovanna; Crochemore-Silva, Inacio; Maïga, Abdoulaye; Walton, Shelley; Verstraeten, Roosmarijn; et al. 2020. Trends and inequalities in the nutritional status of adolescent girls and adult women in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000: A cross-sectional series study. BMJ Global Health 5(10): 2948. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002948

Leroy, Jef L.; Wang, Jia-Sheng; and Jones, Kelly M. 2015. Serum aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct level in adult women from Eastern Province in Kenya depends on household socio-economic status: A cross sectional study. Source Publication Social Science & Medicine 146(December 2015): 104 - 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.039

Ahmed, Akhter; Hoddinott, John; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Menon, Purnima; Ghostlaw, Julie; Pereira, Audrey; Parvin, Aklima; and Roy, Shalini. 2020. Combined interventions targeting agriculture, gender and nutrition improve agriculture production and diet diversity more than individual interventions in Bangladesh. Current Developments in Nutrition 4(Supplement 2): 798. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa053_003

Kristjanson, Patricia. 2021. Gender, tenure security, and landscape governance: Synthesis of studies of PIM’s Governance of Natural Resources flagship program 2013-2020. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2084. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134933.

Olney, Deanna K.; Bliznashka, Lilia; Pedehombga, Abdoulaye; Dillon, Andrew; Ruel, Marie T.; and Heckert, Jessica. 2016. A 2-year integrated agriculture and nutrition program targeted to mothers of young children in Burkina Faso reduces underweight among mothers and increases their empowerment: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nutrition 146(5): 1109 - 1117. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.224261