Hanmer, Lucia

Voice and Agency : Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity

Klugman, Jeni; Hanmer, Lucia; Twigg, Sarah; Hasan, Tazeen; McCleary-Sills, Jennifer; Santamaria, Julieth (2014)

The 2012 World Development Report recognized that expanding women's agency - their ability to make decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to improving their lives as well as the world. This report represents a major advance in global knowledge on this ...

The 2012 World Development Report recognized that expanding women's agency - their ability to make decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to improving ...

The 2012 World Development Report recognized that expanding women's agency - their ability to make decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to improving their lives as well as the world. This report represents a major advance in global knowledge on this critical front. The vast data and thousands of surveys distilled in ...

The Role of Identification in Ending Child Marriage

Hanmer, Lucia; Elefante, Marina (2016-07)

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s Goal for Gender Equality (SDG5 to: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls) sets a series of ambitious targets that will measure progress towards attaining this goal. One such target is to: ‘eliminate all ...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s Goal for Gender Equality (SDG5 to: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls) sets a series of ambitious ...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s Goal for Gender Equality (SDG5 to: Achieve Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls) sets a series of ambitious targets that will measure progress towards attaining this goal. One such target is to: ‘eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female ...

Barriers to the Inclusion of Women and Marginalized Groups in Nigeria’s ID System : Findings and Solutions from an In-Depth Qualitative Study

Hanmer, Lucia; Esquivel-Korsiak, Victoria; Pande, Rohini (2021)

An estimated one billion people around the world do not have an officially recognized means of identification (ID). The majority live in low-income countries (LICs), particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. This study contributes to an overarching goal of ...

An estimated one billion people around the world do not have an officially recognized means of identification (ID). The majority live in low-income countries (LICs), ...

An estimated one billion people around the world do not have an officially recognized means of identification (ID). The majority live in low-income countries (LICs), particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. This study contributes to an overarching goal of building global knowledge about increasing women’s and marginalized groups’ ...

Addressing the Needs of Women and Girls in Contexts of Forced Displacement : Experiences from Operations

Hanmer, Lucia; Arango, Diana; Damboeck, Johanna; Rubiano, Eliana; Villacres, Daniela (2019)

This review focuses on women and girls who have been forcibly displaced. Gender inequality is not left behind when women and girls are forced to flee their homes. In situations of displacement, women and girls are most exposed to adversity, and many of the risks they ...

This review focuses on women and girls who have been forcibly displaced. Gender inequality is not left behind when women and girls are forced to flee their homes. ...

This review focuses on women and girls who have been forcibly displaced. Gender inequality is not left behind when women and girls are forced to flee their homes. In situations of displacement, women and girls are most exposed to adversity, and many of the risks they face, such as gender-based violence, are heightened. Women are ...

The Identification for Development Agenda : Its Potential for Empowering Women and Girls

Dahan, Mariana; Hanmer, Lucia (2015)

Gender inequality and related issues remain a major global challenge, particularly for developing countries. Despite considerable progress on gender equality over recent decades, key gender gaps remain in endowments (health and education), in access to jobs and economic ...

Gender inequality and related issues remain a major global challenge, particularly for developing countries. Despite considerable progress on gender equality over ...

Gender inequality and related issues remain a major global challenge, particularly for developing countries. Despite considerable progress on gender equality over recent decades, key gender gaps remain in endowments (health and education), in access to jobs and economic opportunities, and in voice and agency. Lack of data limits ...

Exploring Women’s Agency and Empowerment in Developing Countries : Where Do We Stand?

Hanmer, Lucia; Klugman, Jeni (2015-10-27)

While central notions around agency are well established in academic literature, progress on the empirical front has faced major challenges around developing tractable measures and data availability. This has limited our understanding about patterns of agency and empowerment of women across countries. Measuring key ...

While central notions around agency are well established in academic literature, progress on the empirical front has faced major challenges around developing tractable measures and data availability. ...

While central notions around agency are well established in academic literature, progress on the empirical front has faced major challenges around developing tractable measures and data availability. This has limited our understanding about patterns of agency and empowerment of women across countries. Measuring key dimensions of women's agency and empowerment is complex, but feasible and important. This paper ...

Understanding the Gender Gap in ID : Key Research Findings and Policy Lessons from Nigeria

Hanmer, Lucia; Esquivel-Korsiak, Victoria; Pande, Rohini (2021-03)

The World Bank Group’s identification for development (ID4D) initiative estimates that 1 billion people are without an officially recognized means of ID - of these, the majority are women. ID4D undertook an in-depth qualitative study in Nigeria to build global knowledge ...

The World Bank Group’s identification for development (ID4D) initiative estimates that 1 billion people are without an officially recognized means of ID - of these, ...

The World Bank Group’s identification for development (ID4D) initiative estimates that 1 billion people are without an officially recognized means of ID - of these, the majority are women. ID4D undertook an in-depth qualitative study in Nigeria to build global knowledge on women and marginalized groups’ access to and use of IDs, and ...

Achieving Universal Access to ID : Gender-based Legal Barriers Against Women and Good Practice Reforms

Hanmer, Lucia; Elefante, Marina (2019-01)

Proof of identity is vital in modern society. Individuals need identity documents to participate in many aspects of civil, political, and economic life. These include obtaining a job in the formal sector, opening a bank account, borrowing from a financial institution, ...

Proof of identity is vital in modern society. Individuals need identity documents to participate in many aspects of civil, political, and economic life. These ...

Proof of identity is vital in modern society. Individuals need identity documents to participate in many aspects of civil, political, and economic life. These include obtaining a job in the formal sector, opening a bank account, borrowing from a financial institution, and owning a property or a business in addition to traveling, ...

Child Marriage : A Critical Barrier to Girls’ Schooling and Gender Equality in Education

McCleary-Sills, Jennifer; Hanmer, Lucia; Parsons, Jennifer; Klugman, Jeni (2015-10-23)

Education is not only a human right, but also a powerful tool for women’s empowerment and a strategic development investment. There is a clear multiplier effect to educating girls; women who are educated are healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn more income, have fewer children, and provide better ...

Education is not only a human right, but also a powerful tool for women’s empowerment and a strategic development investment. There is a clear multiplier effect to educating girls; women who are educated ...

Education is not only a human right, but also a powerful tool for women’s empowerment and a strategic development investment. There is a clear multiplier effect to educating girls; women who are educated are healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn more income, have fewer children, and provide better healthcare and education to their children compared to women with little or no education. ...

How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Hanmer, Lucia; Arango, Diana J.; Rubiano, Eliana; Santamaria, Julieth; Viollaz, Mariana (2018-10)

Data collected for refugee registration and to target humanitarian assistance include information about household composition and demographics that can be used to identify gender-based vulnerabilities. This paper combines the microdata collected by United Nations High ...

Data collected for refugee registration and to target humanitarian assistance include information about household composition and demographics that can be used to ...

Data collected for refugee registration and to target humanitarian assistance include information about household composition and demographics that can be used to identify gender-based vulnerabilities. This paper combines the microdata collected by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to register refugees with data from its ...

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