… women in India’s workforce. Several studies suggest Covid-19 may have widened this gap. Conservative social and cultural attitudes around women’s work could be …

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… oxygen vendor. During the pandemic,  ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers  have reported delayed and … incentive payments, despite their heroic efforts to fight Covid-19 ( Behanbox, 2021 ).  What is wrong with these payment …

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… Design  in September 2016.   BCURE Case: Skills training programs in South Asia … September 1, 2016 | News BCURE Case: … when the program design is inconsistent with ingrained social norms. EPoD Harvard Flickr by Vestal McIntyre … and for using data and evidence not only to evaluate existing programs, but to design new ones. MoRD’s skills …

EGC Affiliates present research during Climate Week events September 23-27 … September 18, 2024 | News EGC Affiliates present research during Climate Week events September 23-27 Events in New York City and London will focus on the economics of climate …

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