Examining policy solutions to address the impact of COVID-19 on women in the Global South
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (EDT)
A diverse panel of key policy experts from the worlds of international development will discuss various policy issues such as how governments should be addressing the various COVID-19 and gender issues, how governments should be funding COVID-19 response to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, and what are short term policy solutions (3-6 months) and long term policy solutions (3-5 years).
Special COVID-19 Webinar Series
This series of research-to-practice Webinars on the gender dimensions of COVID19 is organized by the Women’s Empowerment in Development (WED) Lab at McGill in partnership with the Institute for the Study of International Development and made possible thanks to funding from the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW 2) program, a multi-funder initiative by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Canada’s International Development Research Centre.
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Examining policy solutions to address the impact of COVID-19 on women in the Global South
A diverse panel of key policy experts from the worlds of international development will discuss various policy issues such as how governments should be addressing the various COVID-19 and gender issues, how governments should be funding COVID-19 response to meet the needs of the most vulnerable, and what are short term policy solutions (3-6 months) and long term policy solutions (3-5 years).
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A diverse panel of experts from the worlds of international development research and practice will discuss research priorities and possible policy solutions for refugees.
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A diverse panel of experts from the worlds of international development research and practice will discuss research priorities and possible policy solutions for supporting social protection programs targeted at women.
Learn moreResearch Projects
WED Lab members are engaged in projects related to women's empowerment in international development.
View all projectsThree Featured Projects
Female Labor Force Participation and Child Outcomes
Partnership including Sarah Brauner-Otto
Learn moreGrowth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) Research Series
Partnership including ISID
Learn moreFinancial Literacy and Educational Incentive Program for Adolescent Girls in Ghana
Partnership including Shelley Clark
Learn moreFeatured Publications
Selected publication produced by WED Lab members are listed on this page. Publications include journal articles, books and book chapters, media coverage, and policy briefs.
View all publicationsThree Featured Projects
Can Subsidized Early Child Care Promote Women’s Employment? Evidence from Kenya
Shelley Clark, Caroline Kabiru, Sonia Laszlo and Stella Muthuri
View the publicationNatural Resource Collection and Desired Family Size: A Longitudinal Test of Environment-Population Theories
Sarah Brauner-Otto and William G. Axinn
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Women's Empowerment in Development Lab
This Research-to-Practice Lab is bridging the gap between academics, practitioners and policy makers in Canada and globally on issues related to women's empowerment in developing countries. The lab is led by Prof. Sonia Laszlo in partnership with McGill Institute for the Study of International Development
Learn more about Women's Empowerment in Development LabUnpacking Women’s Empowerment: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice in International Development
What constitutes women’s empowerment and how do we evaluate policies and programmes for their impact? Watch video recordings from ISID’s 2018 annual conference 'Unpacking Women’s Empowerment'.
