Speakers

Agnes Quisumbing, IFPRI | Jessica Heckert, IFPRI | Elena Martinez, Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy 
Presentation slides

Session overview

This course will provide an introduction to the WEAI, the first comprehensive and standardized measure to directly measure women’s empowerment and inclusion in the agricultural sector. The course will cover the conceptual underpinnings of the WEAI, its domains and component indicators, and the ongoing development of a nutrition-sensitive project-level WEAI for use in agricultural development projects under Phase 2 of the Gender, Agriculture and Assets Project (GAAP2). The course will introduce new indicators for measuring women’s empowerment in nutrition and health and present preliminary results from projects in the GAAP2 portfolio. Special emphasis will be placed on best practices in survey design and implementation and the relevance of project-WEAI as a tool for measuring and tracking both intended and unintended impacts of nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs on women’s empowerment.

Learning objectives/outcomes

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Understand how and why gender and women’s empowerment matter for nutrition-sensitive agricultural programs
• Understand how the project-WEAI can be used to measure women’s empowerment in nutrition and health
• Understand how the project-WEAI can be used to diagnose areas of disempowerment and monitor intended and unintended impacts of agricultural development programs on women’s empowerment

Target audience

This course is appropriate for participants with some background and/or strong interest in gender issues in ANH programs.

Format

Parallel learning section; combination of lecture and small group work.

Level and prerequisites

Intermediate; Background materials for will be provided for participants who are not familiar with the WEAI.