This five-part series with the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) highlights some of the most critical issues related to gender and economic development and offers approaches working to address them. This series was written by Assistant Professor, Laura Doering, Postdoctoral Fellow, Rachael Goodman and GATE Director, Sarah Kaplan.
Holding up half the sky
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Sarah Kaplan and GATE post doc Rachael Goodman write about improving the effectiveness of women's empowerment programs by involving men. (Part 1 of a 5-part series with SSIR.)
The Mantra of Meritocracy
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Sarah Kaplan and GATE post doc Rachael Goodman write about how the mantra of meritocracy is being exported around the world. (Part 2 of a 5-part series with SSIR.)
Beyond Policy: How Gendered Interactions on the Ground Shape Development
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Laura Doering & Sarah Kaplan argue that the actual impacts of development policies aimed at improving women's lives happen in day-to-day interactions (Part 3 of a 5-part series with SSIR)
When Care Work and Paid Work Collide
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Rachael Goodman & Sarah Kaplan discuss how extended families can actually enable women to take on paying jobs outside the home (Part 4 in a 5-part series with SSIR).
Reconsidering Gender Diversity in Economic Development
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Rachael Goodman & Sarah Kaplan discuss how gender-diverse people face different kinds of economic inclusion and exclusion than other marginalized groups. (Part 5 in a 5-part series with SSIR).