Evidence for change

 
My research provides methodological and policy-relevant evidence linking gender and development in resource-poor settings. For example: How are poverty, social norms and experience of violence against women and children linked, and what potential do economic and behavior change programs have in mitigating risk? How can methodological improvements help capture gendered-measurement of agency, violence and harmful practices? In seeking to answer these questions, I have collected large-scale data in over a dozen countries and published over 80 journal articles and book chapters. I believe in simple analysis to shine a light on complex problems, and aim to continually reevaluate how to use evidence for social progress.


Photo: © 2011 Amber Peterman 
 
Women's life histories in West Bengal, India depicting  wellbeing trajectories as part of a mixed-method impact evaluation of the Government women's joint land titling with IFPRI & Landesa.