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Submissions from 2024
Access to transition-related health care among transmasculine people in India: A mixed-methods investigation, Venkatesan Chakrapani, Heather Santos, Madhusudana Battala, Shaman Gupta, Satvik Sharma, Aditya Batavia, Sahil Jamal Siddiqui, Kelly A. Courts, and Ayden I. Scheim
Adolescent Girls Initiative–Kenya: Testing for Scale—Recommendations Report, Karen Austrian, Eva Ireri Muluve, Ruth Nanjekho, John A. Maluccio, and Erica Soler-Hampejsek
Assessing the impact of CHARM2, a family planning program on gender attitudes, intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, and marital quality in India, Sangeeta Chatterji, Nicole E. Johns, Mohan Ghule, Shahina Begum, Sarah Averbach, Madhusudana Battala, and Anita Raj
Between worlds: Cis-and trans-identifying diaspora Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women in Ontario, Canada on the intersections of gender, sexuality and sexual health, Roula Kteily-Hawa, Olesya Falenchuk, Bessma Momani, Vijaya Chikermane, Susan Bartels, Praney Anand, Rania Younes, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Nadia N. Abuelezam, Lina Hammad, Tina Pahlevan, Rama Eloulabi, Ahmad Ezzeddine, Anmar Al-Ezzawi, Mohammad Akel, and Mona Loutfy
Beyond Women: The Urgent Need to Address Adolescent Girls in the Care Economy, Maimouna Bah
Community-based Adolescent Girl Programming in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Balancing Act Between Scale and Quality, Miriam Temin and Angel del Valle
Curriculum development for safe spaces, Population Council and SWEDD
Do adolescent girls’ education and friendships have independent effects on early pregnancy? Results of a mediation analysis from a longitudinal cohort study in Nairobi, Kenya, Christina Misunas, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Beth Kangwana, and Nicole Haberland
Examining the association between men's gender equitable attitudes and contraceptive outcomes in rural Maharashtra, India, Mohan Ghule, Anvita Dixit, Nicole Johns, Madhusudana Battala, Shahina Begum, Sarah Averbach, Jay G. Silverman, Niranjan Saggurti, and Anita Raj
Extreme heat and domestic violence in Mexico, Ricardo Regules-García, Jessie Pinchoff, Ana Ruth Escoto Castillo, and Ana Cristina Gómez-Ugarte
Gender and education evidence in Kenya, Lina López-Lalinde, Meredith L. Kozak, Eva Ireri Muluve, and Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa
Gender and education in Kenya, Lina López-Lalinde, Meredith L. Kozak, Eva Ireri Muluve, and Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa
Gender and education practice in Kenya, Meredith Kozak, Eva Ireri Muluve, Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa, and Lina López-Lalinde
Gendered socio-economic and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among adults living in selected informal settlements in Kenya: An intersectional analysis, Daniel Mwanga, Henry Owoko Odero, Damazo T. Kadengye, Sally Atieno Odunga, Eva Ireri Muluve, Bylhah Mugotitsa, Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa, Karen Austrian, and Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo
Girls Deliver Workshop on the Sidelines of CSW68, Population Council
Girls First Fund: External evaluation, Brian Medina Carranza, Dela Nai, Neelanjana Pandey, Grace Saul, Angel del Valle, and Fatima Zahra
Impact of DREAMS interventions on attitudes towards gender norms among adolescent girls and young women: Findings from a prospective cohort in Kenya, Kate Andrews Nelson, Faith Magut, Sarah Mulwa, Jane Osindo, Vivienne Kamire, Sammy Khagayi, Julie Pulerwitz, Sarah Cook, Annabelle Gourlay, Abdhalah Ziraba, Daniel Kwaro, Sian Floyd, and Isolde Birdthistle
In spite of patriarchy: Pathways from school to wage work and careers among adolescent girls in Bihar, Orlanda Ruthven, Anupam Sharma, Bishwajit Mukherjee, Shamayita Das, Aparajita Gogoi, Madhu Joshi, and Sohini Paul
Integrating mental health management into empowerment group sessions for out-of-school adolescents in Kenyan informal settlements: A process paper, Joan Mutahi, Beth Kangwana, Dorcas Khasowa, Irene Muthoni, Oliver Charo, Alfred Muli, and Manasi Kumar
Intersectionality, gender norms, and young adolescents in context: A review of longitudinal multicountry research programmes to shape future action, Prerna Banati, Nicola Jones, Caroline Moreau, Kristin Mmari, Anna Kagesten, Karen Austrian, and Rebecka Lundgren
Leaving No One Behind: Fulfilling the Promise of Education for Pregnant and Parenting Girls in sub-Saharan Africa, Maimouna Bah and George Odwe
Le développement curriculaire pour les espaces sûrs, Population Council and SWEDD
Les espaces sûrs, Population Council and SWEDD
Le soutien à la scolarisation des filles et leur maintien à l’école, Population Council and SWEDD
Missing voices: Girls in the care economy—Slide deck, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Power, practice, and potential: Social protection and adolescent girls, GIRL Center, Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Research Collaborative, and UNICEF
Power, Practice and Potential: Social Protection and Adolescent Girls—Event on the sidelines of CSW68, GIRL Center, Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Research Collaborative, and UNICEF
Power, Practice and Potential: Social Protection and Adolescent Girls—Slide deck, GIRL Center, Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Research Collaborative, and UNICEF
Power, Voice, and Agency: Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Multiple Interventions for Evidence-Informed Contraceptive Decisions, Evalin Karijo, Karen Austrian, Miriam Temin, and Mame Soukeye Mbaye
Reclaiming African leadership to end FGM/C, Maimouna Bah
Reducing stigma and promoting HIV wellness/mental health of sexual and gender minorities: RCT results from a group-based programme in Nigeria, Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Waimar Tun, Anita Fernandez Eromhonsele, Progress Lanre Oladimeji, Elizabeth Shoyemi, Mauton Akoro, Columbus Ndeloa, and Adebola A. Adedimeji
Revisiting women's empowerment and contraception, Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Zeba Sathar
Safe spaces, Population Council and SWEDD
Schooling and Evidence-based Interventions for Adolescents and Young Girls in the Sahel, Mame Soukeye Mbaye, Miriam Temin, and Sharon Nashipae
Selam Medirashachin (Safe Arrival) Project: Addressing the risk of trafficking, violence, and sexual abuse among newly arriving migrant girls in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Annabel Erulkar and Eyasu Hailu
Support for girls’ education and keeping them in school, Population Council and SWEDD
The Girl Agenda Cannot Wait! Collaboration and Multi-Dimensional Investments Needed for Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment, Evalin Karijo and Karen Austrian
The state of gender and education needs in Kenya: The missing step toward gender equity, Lina López-Lalinde, Meredith Kozak, Eva Ireri Muluve, Ruth Nanjekho Wafubwa, and Erica Soler-Hampejsek
Understanding the education profiles of eight Latin American countries, GIRL Center
Understanding the education profiles of seven East and Southern African countries, GIRL Center
Using opinion polls and vignettes to generate robust data to measure public opinion/attitudes on female genital mutilation in Isiolo County, Kenya: A pilot study, Dennis Matanda, Francis Obare, Stephen Kizito, and Chi-Chi Undie
Webinar—Missing voices: Girls in the care economy, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Webinar—Voces perdidas: Niñas en la economía del cuidado, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Webinar—Voix oubliées: Les adolescentes dans l'économie du care, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Submissions from 2023
Accidental traffickers: Qualitative findings on labour recruitment in Ethiopia, Joanna Busza, Zewdneh Shewamene, Cathy Zimmerman, Annabel Erulkar, Eyasu Hailu, Lemi Negeri, Elizabeth Anderson, and Yuki Lo
Adaptation in Crisis: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Emergency Settings, Population Council
Adolescent girls’ agency and their labour force participation: Experimental evidence from rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and Momoe Makino
Advancing the Agenda in Girls’ Education Research, Benta Abuya, David Evans, Selim Gulesci, Nicole Haberland, Susannah Hares, Rabea Malik, Alessia Mortara, and Pauline Rose
AGI-K REPORT Documentary 2023, Population Council Kenya
A glass ceiling at the playhouse? Gender gaps in public and private preschool enrollment in India, Arindam Nandi, Soham Sahoo, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
Applying a power and gender lens to understanding health care provider experience and behavior: A multicountry qualitative study, Pooja Sripad, Summer Peterson, Daoudou Idrissou, Martha Kamanga, Abigail Kezembe, Charity Ndwiga, Chantalle Okondo, Anja Noeliarivelo Ranjalahy, Natacha Stevanovic-Fenn, Charlotte E. Warren, Brady Zieman, and Sanyukta Mathur
A scoping review of survey research with gender minority adolescents and youth in low and middle-income countries, Isabel Pike, Cara Kraus-Perrotta, and Thoai Ngo
Community-based empowerment program to delay marriage: Results from the More Than Brides Alliance intervention in India, Malawi, Mali and Niger, Andrea J. Melnikas, Grace Saul, Michelle Chau, Neelanjana Pandey, Mouhamadou Gueye, James Mkandawire, Aissa Diarra, and Sajeda Amin
COVID-19 lockdown and collective activities: Evidence from the world's largest self-help group program, Garima Siwach, Thomas de Hoop, Chinmaya Holla Udayakumar, and Sapna Desai
Do child marriage programs help girls weather shocks like COVID-19? Evidence from the More Than Brides Alliance Intervention, Andrea J. Melnikas, Grace Saul, Neelanjana Pandey, Momoe Makino, Sajeda Amin, and Michelle Chau
Effects of a single cash transfer on school re-enrollment during COVID-19 among vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya: Randomized controlled trial, John A. Maluccio, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Beth Kangwana, Eva Ireri Muluve, Faith Mbushi, and Karen Austrian
Evaluation of Biruh Tesfa (Bright Future) for All: A program for out-of-school girls, migrants, and domestic workers in low-income Ethiopian cities, Annabel Erulkar, Eyasu Hailu, Henock Markos, Getnet Demissie, Tsegahun Tessema, and Hana Hailu
Evaluation of RISE II integrated social and behavior change activities in Niger: Family planning; maternal, newborn, and child health; immunization; nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Exploring the role of men in child marriage decision-making in rural Upper Egypt, Salma Abou Hussein, Reham Abou El-Fadl, Sally Radwan, and Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Findings from a mixed methods evaluation of an integrated social and behavior change approach to improve health outcomes in Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Forgotten and exploited: The plight of migrant female domestic workers interrelated to human rights violation in Ethiopian towns, Lombebo Tagesse, Kassahun Asres, and Annabel Erulkar
Fulfilling the Radical Power of Education, Nicole Haberland and Corinne White
Girls Deliver: Building an Integrated Ecosystem for Adolescent Girls, Karen Austrian and Emily Cho
Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Addressing gendered vulnerability to climate change, Jessie Pinchoff and Angel del Valle
Guidance document on the use of the Confidante tool to track new or recent cases of female genital mutilation, Francis Obare Onyango, Dennis Matanda, and Chi-Chi Undie
Implementing interventions to address gender and power inequalities in early adolescence: Utilizing a theory of change to assess conditions for success, Kristin Mmari, Jennifer Gayles, Rebecka Lundgren, Katherine Barker, Karen Austrian, Ruti G. Levtov, Jane Kato-Wallace, Miranda van Reeuwijk, Lisa Richardson, Jakevia Green, Anna E. Kågestan, and Astha Ramaiya
Introduction to the Girl Roster, GIRL Center
Learning to Adapt: The vital role of education and gender equity in climate justice, Nicole Haberland and Jessie Pinchoff
Menstruation and adolescent girls' daily lives in rural Upper Egypt, Salma Abou Hussein and Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Menstruation and adolescent girls' daily lives in rural Upper Egypt [Arabic], Salma Abou Hussein and Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab
Mentoring in group-based adolescent girl programs in low- and middle-income countries: Evidence-informed approaches, Miriam Temin, Sarah Blake, and Eva Roca
Mentoring in group-based adolescent girl programs in low- and middle-income countries: Evidence-informed approaches, Miriam Temin, Sarah Blake, and Eva Roca
Neglected gaps in improving the health, wellbeing, and care for sexual and gender minority young people living in low- and lower-middle- income countries: A scoping review, Cara Frances, Camille Garnsey, and Jessica DeMulder
Promoting Opportunities for Adolescent Girls in the Sahel Region through Evidence-Informed Programming, Miriam Temin and Anne-Caroline Midy
Promouvoir les opportunités pour les adolescentes dans la région du Sahel grâce à une programmation fondée sur des données probantes, Miriam Temin and Anne-Caroline Midy
Recap Report: Girls Deliver Pre-Conference on Adolescent Girls at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference, GIRL Center
Research snapshot: Impacts of cash-plus programs on child marriage, Elrha R2HC Programme
Results from a multimethod exploratory scale development process to measure authoritarian provider attitudes in Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo, Martha Silva, Kathryn Spielman, Leanne Dougherty, Sethson Kassegne, and Amanda Kalamar
Social support and very young adolescent girl’s knowledge on sexual relationships: A comparative qualitative study of Girl Only Clubs’ participants and non-participants in rural Malawi, Wanangwa Chimwaza Manda, Mphatso Kamndaya, Nanlesta Pilgrim, Sanyukta Mathur, Effie Chipeta, and Yandisa Sikweyiya
The Building Assets Toolkit: The Value of an Assets-Building Approach in Girls' Programs and How to Conduct an Assets Exercise, Population Council
The gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent literacy and schooling outcomes in India, Arindam Nandi, Nicole Haberland, Meredith Kozak, and Thoai Ngo
The impact of primary schooling expansion on adult educational attainment, literacy, and health: Evidence from India’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Arindam Nandi, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
The One Who Uses a Pencil Will Go Far, Population Council Kenya
The Radical Potential of Education, Thoai Ngo, Nicole Haberland, and Corinne White
The Radical Power of Education, Arindam Nandi, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
The Radical Power of Education—Brief, Arindam Nandi, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
The Roots of Gender Inequality Grow Deeper Than Technology Can Reach, Thoai Ngo
Unlocking Potential: Bridging the Gap in Early Childhood Education For a Brighter Future, Arindam Nandi
Utilisation des approches de segmentation du public pour renseigner les programmes intégrés de planification familiale et de santé maternelle au Niger, Breakthrough RESEARCH
Where was Gender at CIES 2023?, Emily Cho and Nicole Haberland
Which intervention synergies maximize AGYW's HIV outcomes? A classification and regression tree analysis of layered HIV prevention programming, Sanyukta Mathur, Bidhubhusan Mahapatra, Raman Mishra, Craig Heck, and Michael Mbizvo
Women's groups, covariate shocks, and resilience: An evidence synthesis of past shocks to inform a response to COVID-19, Rebecca Walcott, Carly Schmidt, Marina Kaminsky, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Leigh Anderson, Sapna Desai, and Thomas de Hoop
Submissions from 2022
A3 Policy Checklist User Guide, Yeeva Cheng and Cara Kraus-Perrotta
Adolescent health in the Middle East and North Africa region: Leaving no one behind, Fadia AlBuhairan, Nahla G. Abdel-Tawab, Mohamed Nar, Bassam Hamad, Jennifer Dabis, Farah Feteha, Sally Saher, Khalid Siddeeg, and Mamdouh Wahba
An Overview of the Adolescent Data Hub (ADH), Yeeva Cheng and Cara Kraus-Perrotta
Association between school dropouts, early marriages, childbearing, and mental health in early adulthood of women: Evidence from a cohort study in Bihar, India, Ravita Yadav, Preeti Dhillon, Archana Kujur, and Sangram Kishor Patel
Biruh Tesfa ("Bright Future"), Population Council
Building the A3 Policy Checklist, Yeeva Cheng and Cara Kraus-Perrotta