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Measurement properties of the Project-Level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index

author(s) Yount, Kathryn M - Cheong, Yuk Fai - Maxwell, Lauren - Heckert, Jessica - Martinez, Elena - Seymour, Gregory
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Yount, Kathryn M et al., 'Measurement properties of the Project-Level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2019

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Abstract

Given the need for valid measures of women’s empowerment to monitor SDG5 and design advantages of pro-WEAI, an assessment of its measurement properties is warranted. This paper has three aims: 1) to assess in two GAAP2 projects the measurement properties of survey question (item) sets used to compute pro-WEAI indicators, 2) to offer guidance, based on study findings, for questionnaire revisions to shorten the full pro-WEAI to improve it as a measure for women’s empowerment in agricultural development programs, and 3) to make a call for a validated ‘short form’1 version of pro-WEAI and improved measures of women’s collective agency.

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