Gender

More from the Series

Blog Post
Gender and the CDI: How Committed Are Countries to Gender Equality in Their International Policies “Beyond Aid”?
Beata Cichocka
and
Ian Mitchell
September 30, 2020
Earlier this year, we launched the Commitment to Development Index (CDI), after commissioning a holistic two-year review to reassess which policies from the world’s major economies matter most for global development. One major area of feedback in the review discussions was that we should assess poli...
WORKING PAPERS
Subjective Expectations and Demand for Contraception
Grant Miller et al.
September 30, 2020
One-quarter of married, fertile-age women in Sub-Saharan Africa report not wanting a pregnancy and yet do not use contraceptives. To study this issue, we collect detailed data on women’s subjective probabilistic beliefs and estimate a structural model of contraceptive choices
CGD NOTES
COVID-19 and Violence against Women and Children: A Second Research Round Up
Amber Peterman
and
Megan O'Donnell
September 23, 2020
COVID-19 has raised the profile of violence against women and children (VAW/C) within the global discourse. Nine months after the emergence of COVID-19, global stakeholders continue to advocate for increased funding and action to mitigate against the risk of violence on vulnerable populations and su...
Blog Post
Donor Financing for Gender Equality: Spending with Confusing Receipts
Megan O'Donnell et al.
September 18, 2020
Preliminary findings from the Gender Financing Project, a joint initiative by Friends of Publish What You Fund and Publish What You Fund sheds light on how donors are spending on global gender equality—and what we still don’t know based on available data.
CGD NOTES
Closing Gender Pay Gaps
Megan O'Donnell et al.
September 16, 2020
We convened a virtual roundtable to discuss how public and private sector actors can better understand and work together to narrow gender gaps in pay. To operationalize recommendations raised during the discussion, here we present 6 actions for governments that draw on principles of openness an...
Blog Post
We Need All Hands On Deck to Close Gender Pay Gaps
Ugonma Nwankwo
and
Megan O'Donnell
September 16, 2020
September 18 marks the world’s first International Equal Pay Day. To that end, CGD and colleagues have prepared a joint policy memo that identifies roles for government and the private sector in closing gender pay gaps. Explore the recs >>
WORKING PAPERS
A Rosetta Stone for Human Capital
Dev Patel
and
Justin Sandefur
September 15, 2020
How can we accurately measure the global distribution of skills when people in different countries take different tests? We develop a new methodology to non-parametrically link scores from distinct populations. By administering an exam combining items from different assessments to 2,300 primary stud...