How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines

How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines

Accurately measuring and understanding agency, or one’s ability to make choices and achieve desired outcomes can support the design and targeting of effective development interventions, as well as tracking their impacts. To maximize the effectivene...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN'S AGENCY
GENDER GAP
HOUSEHOLD DECISIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/799341619600129275/How-to-Better-Capture-Women-s-Agency-Through-Decision-making-Measures-Five-Tips-from-Research-in-the-Philippines
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spelling okr-10986-355292021-06-14T09:54:37Z How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines World Bank GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN'S AGENCY GENDER GAP HOUSEHOLD DECISIONS Accurately measuring and understanding agency, or one’s ability to make choices and achieve desired outcomes can support the design and targeting of effective development interventions, as well as tracking their impacts. To maximize the effectiveness of development interventions, it is critical to understand women’s agency and how agency may influence the effectiveness of program design. Women’s decision-making in the household is frequently captured in surveys as a proxy for women’s agency. Using new analysis from a spousal survey with farming households in the Philippines, the authors explore which survey questions can accurately capture the difference in agency of women. 2021-04-29T20:17:20Z 2021-04-29T20:17:20Z 2021-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/799341619600129275/How-to-Better-Capture-Women-s-Agency-Through-Decision-making-Measures-Five-Tips-from-Research-in-the-Philippines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35529 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific East Asia Oceania
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WOMEN'S AGENCY
GENDER GAP
HOUSEHOLD DECISIONS
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WOMEN'S AGENCY
GENDER GAP
HOUSEHOLD DECISIONS
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How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines
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description Accurately measuring and understanding agency, or one’s ability to make choices and achieve desired outcomes can support the design and targeting of effective development interventions, as well as tracking their impacts. To maximize the effectiveness of development interventions, it is critical to understand women’s agency and how agency may influence the effectiveness of program design. Women’s decision-making in the household is frequently captured in surveys as a proxy for women’s agency. Using new analysis from a spousal survey with farming households in the Philippines, the authors explore which survey questions can accurately capture the difference in agency of women.
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title How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines
title_short How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines
title_full How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines
title_fullStr How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed How to Better Capture Women’s Agency Through Decision-making Measures : Five Tips from Research in the Philippines
title_sort how to better capture women’s agency through decision-making measures : five tips from research in the philippines
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/799341619600129275/How-to-Better-Capture-Women-s-Agency-Through-Decision-making-Measures-Five-Tips-from-Research-in-the-Philippines
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