Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Inflation cuts across social and economic groups. But it leaves deeper wounds on those from disadvantaged backgrounds, potentially exacerbating the inequalities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Indonesian government attempts to cushion the...
Friday, November 11, 2022
Poverty is a well-established risk factor for violence against women and children—but how much do we really know about this relationship and how to effectively break the cycle? The authors round up evidence from the recent biannual Sexual Violence...
Friday, May 27, 2022
Gender-based violence (GBV), including intimate partner violence (IPV), is a global scourge, including among displaced people. For several years, the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) has been looking at whether giving survivors of GBV cash alongside case...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
The Government of Ghana launched the LEAP 1000 pilot – a ‘cash plus’ programme – targeted at pregnant women and those with infants living in poor households in 2015. The motivation of the pilot was to support children during the first 1000 days...
Friday, April 29, 2022
Cash transfers are among the most popular methods for improving the socio-economic conditions of individuals of historically disadvantaged groups. In different situations, cash transfers have been found to increase infant brain activity, school...
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Two years into a global pandemic, the world is still trying to contain the virus as well as make up lost ground on economic and social progress, especially for women and girls. Our work through CGD’s COVID-19 Gender and Development Initiative ...