Publications

Gender and agricultural mechanization: A mixed-methods exploration of the impacts of multi-crop reaper-harvester service provision in Bangladesh
Working Paper

Gender and agricultural mechanization: A mixed-methods exploration of the impacts of multi-crop reaper-harvester service provision in Bangladesh

Theis, Sophie; Krupnik, Timothy J.; Sultana, Nasrin; Rahman, Syed-Ur; Seymour, Gregory; and Abedin, Naveen. 2019. Gender and agricultural mechanization: A mixed-methods exploration of the impacts of multi-crop reaper-harvester service provision in Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1837. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147057
Scientific Publication

Disruptions and adaptations of an urban nutrition intervention delivering essential services for women and children during a major health system crisis in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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
Scientific Publication

Assessing the hidden burden and costs of COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia: Implications for health and well-being of women, children and adolescents

Owais, Aatekah; Rizvi, Arjumand; Jawwad, Muhammad; Horton, Susan; Das, Jai K.; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Menon, Purnima; et al. 2023. Assessing the hidden burden and costs of COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia: Implications for health and well-being of women, children and adolescents. PLOS Global Public Health 3(4):e0001567. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001567
Scientific Publication

Combined interventions targeting agriculture, gender and nutrition improve agriculture production and diet diversity more than individual interventions in Bangladesh

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
Do climate-smart agricultural practices support adaptation, mitigation and productivity? A review of CSA practices used in participatory video interventions in India, Kenya, and Uganda
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Do climate-smart agricultural practices support adaptation, mitigation and productivity? A review of CSA practices used in participatory video interventions in India, Kenya, and Uganda

Welk, Lukas. 2023. Do climate-smart agricultural practices support adaptation, mitigation and productivity? A review of CSA practices used in participatory video interventions in India, Kenya, and Uganda. Reaching Women Farmers With CSA Policy Note 3. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136967.
Scientific Publication

Opportunities and barriers for maternal nutrition behavior change: An in-depth qualitative analysis of pregnant women and their families in Uttar Pradesh, India

Jhaveri, Neha R.; Poveda, Natalia E.; Kachwaha, Shivani; Comeau, Dawn L.; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; and Young, Melissa F. 2023. Opportunities and barriers for maternal nutrition behavior change: an in-depth qualitative analysis of pregnant women and their families in Uttar Pradesh, India. Frontiers in Nutrition 10: 1185696. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1185696
Scientific Publication

Nutrition interventions integrated into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program reduce food insecurity among recently delivered and pregnant women in Bangladesh

Frongillo, Edward A.; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Sanghvi, Tina; Mahmud, Zeba; Aktar, Bachera; Alayon, Silvia; and Menon, Purnima. 2019. Nutrition interventions integrated into an existing maternal, neonatal, and child health program reduce food insecurity among recently delivered and pregnant women in Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition 149(1): 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy249
Scientific Publication

Linking women-led community kitchens to school food programmes: Lessons learned from the Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Children intervention in Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Ghattas, Hala; Choufani, Jowel; Jamaluddine, Zeina; Masterson, Amelia Reese; and Sahyoun, Nadine R. 2020. Linking women-led community kitchens to school food programmes: Lessons learned from the Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Children intervention in Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. Public Health Nutrition 23(5): 914-923. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019003161
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Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140,000 mothers from 20 RCTs

Akseer, Nadia; Keats, Emily Catherine; Thurairajah, Pravheen; Cousens, Simon N.; Betran, Ana Pilar; Oaks, Brietta M.; Huybregts, Lieven; et al. 2022. Characteristics and birth outcomes of pregnant adolescents compared to older women: An analysis of individual level data from 140, 000 mothers from 20 RCTs. EClinicalMedicine 45: 101309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101309
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Population estimates, consequences, and risk factors of obesity among pregnant and postpartum women in India: Results from a national survey and policy recommendations

Chopra, Mansi; Kaur, Naman; Singh, Konsam Dinachandra; Maria Jacob, Chandni; Divakar, Hema; Babu, Giridhara R.; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; et al. 2020. Population estimates, consequences, and risk factors of obesity among pregnant and postpartum women in India: Results from a national survey and policy recommendations. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 151(S1): 57-67. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13319
Working Paper

Reflections of employers’ gender preferences in job ads in India: An analysis of online job portal data

Chowdhury, Afra Rahman; Areias, Ana Carolina; Imaizumi, Saori; Nomura, Shinsaku; Yamauchi, Futoshi. 2018. Reflections of employers' gender preferences in job ads in India : an analysis of online job portal data (English). Policy Research working paper; no. WPS 8379; Paper is funded by the Strategic Research Program (SRP). Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/548581522089881652/Reflections-of-employers-gender-preferences-in-job-ads-in-India-an-analysis-of-online-job-portal-data
Scientific Publication

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D but not dietary vitamin D intake is associated with hemoglobin in women of reproductive age in rural northern Vietnam

Michalski, Ellen S.; Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines; Nguyen, Son V.; Martorell, Reynaldo; Tangpricha, Vin; and Ramakrishnan, Usha. 2017. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D but not dietary vitamin D intake is associated with hemoglobin in women of reproductive age in rural northern Vietnam. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology 8(2017): 41-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcte.2017.05.001
Norms, gender, and payment method affect extraction behavior in a framed field experiment on community forestry in India
Working Paper

Norms, gender, and payment method affect extraction behavior in a framed field experiment on community forestry in India

Zhang, Wei; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Valappanandi, Sanoop; Balakrishna, Raksha; Reddy, Hemalatha; Janssen, Marco A.; Thomas, Liya; Priyadarshini, Pratiti; Kandikuppa, Sandeep; Chaturvedi, Rahul; and Ghate, Rucha. 2021. Norms, gender, and payment method affect extraction behavior in a framed field experiment on community forestry in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2091. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134949.
Gender roles in the jute value chain in Bangladesh - Experience from the USAID/AVC project impact evaluation
Poster / Presentation

Gender roles in the jute value chain in Bangladesh - Experience from the USAID/AVC project impact evaluation

Brauw, Alan de. 2019. Gender roles in the jute value chain in Bangladesh - Experience from the USAID/AVC project impact evaluation. Presented by Alan de Brauw (International Food Policy Research Institute), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research, Canberra, Australia, April 2-4, 2019. Washington DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120686
Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh, India

Magnan, Nicholas; Spielman, David J.; Gulati, Kajal and Lybbert, Travis J. 2013. Gender dimensions of social networks and technology adoption: Evidence from a field experiment in Uttar Pradesh, 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. 49-52. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153696
Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor
Working Paper

Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor

ElDidi, Hagar; van Biljon, Chloe; Alvi, Muzna Fatima; Ringler, Claudia; Ratna, Nazmun; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; Kilby, Patrick; Wu, Joyce; and Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin. 2021. Reducing vulnerability to forced labor and trafficking of short-term, low-skilled women migrant workers in the South Asia to Middle East corridor. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2049. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134673.
Scientific Publication

Comparison of four immunoassays to measure serum ferritin concentrations and iron deficiency prevalence among non-pregnant Cambodian women and Congolese children

Karakochuk, Crystal D.; Whitfield, Kyly C.; Rappaport, Aviva I.; Barr, Susan I.; Vercauteren, Suzanne M.; McLean, Judy; Hou, Kroeun; Talukder, Aminuzzaman; Houghton, Lisa A.; Bailey, Karl B.; Boy, Erick; and Green, Timothy J. 2017. Comparison of four immunoassays to measure serum ferritin concentrations and iron deficiency prevalence among non-pregnant Cambodian women and Congolese children. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) 55(1): 65 - 72. https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2016-0421
How do intrahousehold dynamics change When assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “targeting the ultra poor” program in Bangladesh
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How do intrahousehold dynamics change When assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “targeting the ultra poor” program in Bangladesh

Das, Narayan; Yasmin, Rabeya; Ara, Jinnat; Kamruzzaman, Md.; Davis, Peter; Quisumbing, Agnes R. and Roy, Shalini D. 2013. How do intrahousehold dynamics change When assets are transferred to women? Evidence from BRAC’s “targeting the ultra poor” program in Bangladesh. 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. 17-20. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153690
Gender, caste, and asset control: Implications for agricultural projects in rice-wheat systems of eastern India
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Gender, caste, and asset control: Implications for agricultural projects in rice-wheat systems of eastern India

Paris, Thelma R.; Pede, Valerien; Luis, Joyce; Sharma, Raman; Singh, Abha and Estipular, Jeffrey. 2013. Gender, caste, and asset control: Implications for agricultural projects in rice-wheat systems of eastern 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. 45-48. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153695