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Measuring women’s decisionmaking: Indicator choice and survey design experiments from cash and food transfer evaluations in Ecuador, Uganda and Yemen

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Peterman, Amber Schwab, Benjamin Roy, Shalini Hidrobo, Melissa Gilligan, Daniel O.
Organization	IFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division
Spatial Coverage	Ecuador;Uganda;Yemen [EC;UG;YE]
Description	Women’s decisionmaking indicators are widely used in social science research, though insufficient attention is given to measurement issues. We interrogate variations in indicator construction using survey experiments undertaken in the context of transfer programs in Ecuador, Yemen, and Uganda. Findings show that small variations can lead to meaningful differences in how women are ranked on decisionmaking, as well as change conclusions on whether programs have significant impacts on decisionmaking. Results also raise questions as to how well indicators capture dimensions of empowerment as they are not consistently associated with measures of women’s status. Finally, in the context of Uganda, results indicate that measures are susceptible to social desirability bias, however further investigation is needed to assess this potential. We conclude that choices made in indicator construction matter and in the absence of standardized guidance, current practice is ad-hoc. Further, despite the wide use of these indicators, evaluating program success on women’s empowerment solely through standard decisionmaking indicators is not recommended. Finally, measurement innovation utilizing context-specific understanding of intra-household dynamics is needed.
Sponsorship	United Nations World Food Programme Government of Spain
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/5498c18a-3fc8-45bd-8e19-59e6c14a49f1
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0305750X
DOI	10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105387
Journal	World Development
Issue Number	21-May
Volume Number	141
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	CC-BY-4.0
Subject Keyword	Agriculture for Nutrition and Health Policies, Institutions, and Markets Gender Women's Empowerment Surveys Social Protection Empowerment Transfer Programmes Decision Making Cash Transfers Survey Design Women
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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