Publications

Pereira, Audrey. 2019. The monster-in-law effect: Linking qualitative observations to quantitative analysis on household structure, migration and empowerment in Nepal. Presented by Audrey Pereira (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/10568/120702

Ragasa, Catherine; Kyle, Jordan; Yasmin, Sabina; Pande, Harshita; Basu, Sampurna; Sharma, Aanshi; and Najjar, Dina. 2025. Advancing women's voice and empowerment in the agrifood policy process: Findings and recommendations from the WEAGov India Pilot Study. WEAGov Brief 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173280

Lecoutere, Els; Spielman, David J.; and Van Campenhout, Bjorn. 2019. Empowering women with digital extension in Uganda: Effects of information and role models. Presented at the 6th African Conference of Agricultural Economists in Abuja, Nigeria, September 23-26, 2019. https://purl.umn.edu/295694

Wable, Gargi; Dickin, Katherine; Kanbur, Ravi; Menon, Purnima; Rasmussen, Kathleen M.; and Hoddinott, John F. 2021. Assessing statistical similarity in dietary intakes of women of reproductive age in Bangladesh. Maternal and Child Nutrition 17(2): e13086. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13086

Malapit, Hazel Jean L.; Sproule, Kathryn; and Kovarik, Chiara. 2017. Using cognitive interviewing to improve the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey instruments: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda. Agri-Gender 2(2): 1-22. https://doi.org/10.19268/JGAFS.222017.1

Hettige, Hemamala. 2008. Reducing hunger and poverty in Asia: How and when road investments encourage inclusive growth: learning from the Asian Development Bank’s experience. 2020 Vision Focus Brief 15(9). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161793

Barooah, Prapti, 'How has COVID-19 impacted food security? Insights from women farmers in Nepal', 2021

Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2011. Do men and women accumulate assets in different ways? Evidence from rural Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1096. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154285

CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate (2025) Delivering Bundled Gender Sensitive Livestock Climate Information Services. Results Factsheet 2. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute.

Bogor, Siti Amanah; Suprehatin, Suprehatin; Iskandar, Elvira; Eugenia, Lani; and Chaidirsyah, Ranny M. 2021. Investing in farmers through public–private–producer partnerships: Rural empowerment and agricultural development scaling-up initiative in Indonesia. Country Investment Highlights 7. Rome, Italy: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7126en.

Malapit, Hazel J.; Sproule, Kathryn; and Kovarik, Chiara. 2016. Using cognitive interviewing to improve the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index survey instruments: Evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1564. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148581

Seymour, Greg; Faas, Simone; Ferguson, Nathaniel; Heckert, Jessica; Malapit, Hazel J.; Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; van Biljon, Chloe; and Gender Agriculture Assets Project Phase 2 Study Team. 2023. A multi-country validation and sensitivity analysis of the project level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro-WEAI). IFPRI Discussion Paper 2201. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136974.

Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines; Nguyen, Hieu; Pham, Hoa; Truong, Truong; Nguyen, Son; Martorell, Reynaldo; and Usha Ramakrishnan. 2014. Multi-causal determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in Vietnam. FASEB Journal 28(1 Supplement): 804.7. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.804.7

Nguyen, Phuong H.; Strizich, Garrett; Lowe, Alyssa; Nguyen, Hieu; Pham, Hoa; Truong, Truong V.; Nguyen, Son; Martorell, Reynaldo; and Ramakrishnan, Usha. 2013. Food consumption patterns and associated factors among Vietnamese women of reproductive age. Nutrition Journal 12: 126. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-126

Malapit, Hazel J.; Kadiyala, Suneetha; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Cunningham, Kenda; and Tyagi, Parul. 2015. Women’s empowerment mitigates the negative effects of low production diversity on maternal and child nutrition in Nepal. The Journal of Development Studies. Special Issue: Farm-level Pathways to Improved Nutritional Status. 51(8): 1097 - 1123. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2015.1018904

Abdulrahim, Sawsan; Cherri, Zeinab; Adra, May; and Hassan, Fahed. 2023. Beyond Kafala: Employer roles in growing vulnerabilities of women migrant domestic workers. CEDIL Evidence Brief 7. London, England; and Washington, DC. Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL); and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.51744/CEB7.

Seymour, Gregory; and Floro, Maria S. 2016. Identity, household work, and subjective well-being among rural women in Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1580. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147776

De Pinto, Alessandro; Seymour, Gregory; Bryan, Elizabeth; and Bhandary, Prapti. 2019. Women’s empowerment and crop diversification in Bangladesh: A possible pathway to climate change adaptation and better nutrition. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1849. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146113

Bhagowalia, Priya; Menon, Purnima; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Soundararajan, Vidhya. 2012. What Dimensions of Women’s Empowerment Matter Most for Child Nutrition? Evidence Using Nationally Representative Data from Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1192. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153923

Malapit, Hazel, 'Gender equality to accelerate the achievement of SDG2', 2018

Ahmed, Akhter; Hoddinott, John; Menon, Purnima; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Roy, Shalini; and Younus, Masuma. 2018. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) evaluation results. Dhaka, Bangladesh: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136540.

Ahmed, Akhter; Ghostlaw, Julie; Haque, Md. Latiful; Hossain, Nusrat Z.; Parvin, Aklima; Sufian, Farha D.; and Tauseef, Salauddin. 2017. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Gender Linkages (ANGeL) Baseline Study. Bangladesh: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI):. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146314

Chakrabarti, Suman; Kishore, Avinash; Raghunathan, Kalyani; and Scott, Samuel. 2019. Impact of subsidized fortified wheat on anaemia in pregnant Indian women. Maternal and Child Nutrition 15(1): e12669. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12669

Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Gonzalez-Casanova, Ines; Nguyen, Hieu; Pham, Hoa; Truong, Truong; Nguyen, Son; Martorell, Reynaldo; and Ramakrishnan, Usha. 2015. Multicausal etiology of anemia among women of reproductive age in Vietnam. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 69: 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2014.181

Dillon, Andrew; Quiñones, Esteban J. 2011. Gender differentiated asset dynamics in Northern Nigeria. Agricultural Development Economics (ESA) Working Paper 6-Nov.

Ahmed, Akhter; Sufian, Farha, 'Why Are Some Women Empowered While Others Are Not?', 2018

Ahmed, Akhter; Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Malapit, Hazel J.; and Ghostlaw, Julie. 2023. Empowering women in agriculture: The role of the WEAI in Bangladesh. WEAI Applications and Insights Brief 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136634.

Chang, Simone; Kan, Kamhon; and Zhang, Xiaobo. 2016. The dark side of competition: Gender differences. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1585. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148397

Rubin, Deborah. 2024. Understanding the organizational approaches of funders and project implementers to strengthen women’s empowerment through agricultural collectives. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2283. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155195

Chen, Kevin Z.; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; Cheng, Enjiang; and Birthal, Pratap S. 2015. Innovations in financing of agri-food value chains in China and India: Lessons and policies for inclusive financing. China Agricultural Economic Review 7(4). https://doi.org/10.1108/caer-02-2015-0016