by Global Development Institute | Jun 28, 2018 | Research Findings
By Mariana Lopez, PhD researcher, Global Development Institute A recent study in rural Jharkhand, India found that 17% of the women dumped their sanitary pads in the same pond where they bathe. “If you search the bottom of the lake, you will find the whole bed covered...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 26, 2018 | Events, Uncategorized
By Lina Khraise The Development Studies Association Annual Conference is being hosted by the Global Development Institute from 27-29th June. The conference will focus on inequalities. Ahead of the conference, we are running a series of blogs from attendees looking at...
by Global Development Institute | Mar 8, 2018 | Research Findings
For all the gains made for and by women in academia, equal pay, under-representation, stereotypes, tokenism or imposter syndrome mean that there is still a long way to go. For International Women’s Day 2018 we’ve highlighted some of the papers that female academics at...
by Global Development Institute | Feb 20, 2018 | Comment
In the last year, Professor Bina Agarwal has won three major international prizes for her work on gender, agriculture and development: the Agropolis Fondation Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize, the French Ordre du Mérite Agricole, and finally the Balzan...
by Global Development Institute | Nov 27, 2017 | Comment
Professor Bina Agarwal was recently presented with a Balzan Prize for her work on gender and development. She was cited for “challenging established premises in economics and the social sciences by using an innovative gender perspective; for enhancing the visibility...