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International Women’s Day is here.⭐ Amid rising challenges, @cgdev.org experts are continuing to work to expand women and girls’ social and economic empowerment & global gender equality. Follow this thread for some of the team’s most recent work. ⬇🧵#IWD2025

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🧵 The foreign aid freeze has hit int'l development hard, particularly gender equality & inclusion efforts. As Kehinde Ajayi writes, the freeze fallout will harm women & global prosperity, departing from the nonpartisan investment in women’s economic empowerment: www.cgdev.org/blog/dealing...

cgdev.orgDealing with a Double Whammy: The Trump Administration's Directives on Gender and DevelopmentThe Trump administration’s directives to freeze most of US foreign assistance and dismantle USAID have hit the international development ecosystem hard. For people working on issues related to gender ...
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🧵 #Childcare & early childhood #development (ECD) are essential drivers of gender equity—but remain underfunded in many LMICs. Kelsey Harris and Kehinde Ajayi examine ECD in four African countries, highlighting critical gaps in public investment & policies: www.cgdev.org/blog/filling...

cgdev.orgFilling Gaps in Childcare and Early Childhood Education Is Critical for Gender Equity and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan AfricaChildcare and early childhood development (ECD) are essential drivers of gender equity and economic resilience, yet they remain critically underfunded in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)....
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🧵 What drives parents to invest in daughters’ education in Pakistan? @rossellacalvi.bsky.social, Hira Farooqi, & @eeshani.bsky.social explore how marriage market dynamics influence decisions. Key insights ⬇🇵🇰 #IWD2025 www.cgdev.org/blog/how-do-...

cgdev.orgHow Do Pakistani Parents’ Preferences Drive Investments in Their Girls?In many low- and middle-income countries, women often don’t participate in the formal labor force. In these settings, the labor market returns to schooling are unlikely to be salient for parents makin...
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🧵"An under-appreciated benefit of a safety net system is its ability to mitigate damages–economic & psychological–when crises hit." @eeshani.bsky.social & Teresa Molina argue broader safety nets can lessen the impacts of climate & pandemic disasters: www.cgdev.org/blog/investi...

cgdev.orgInvesting in Safety Nets Should Be Part of LMICs’ Climate Adaptation StrategiesThe broader use of safety nets—not just in response to or anticipating a crisis—can help mitigate the impacts of crises. Specifically, pre-existing safety nets have the potential to offset the effects...