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Effects of sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education on upper primary school attendance and reproductive health knowledge and attitudes in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial

While free pad distribution and reproductive health education programs did not impact girl’s school attendance, girls who received menstruation-inclusive reproductive health education experienced increases in positive views of menstruation, knew more about sexual and reproductive health, had more equitable gender norms, and felt more self-confident.

Karen Austrian, Beth Kangwana, Eunice Muthengi, Erica Soler-Hampejsek (2021)
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Effectiveness of peer-led education interventions on contraceptive use, unmet need, and demand among adolescent girls in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia. A cluster randomized controlled trial

Peer-led sex education significantly boosts contraceptive use and demand while reducing unmet contraceptive needs among Ethiopian adolescent girls.

Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegene, Gurmesa Tura Debelew, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha (2023)
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Entertainment, Education, and Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence

Exposure to edutainment that depicts domestic violence reduces support for gender-based violence in southwest Nigeria, particularly among male viewers. 

Abhijit Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara, Victor Orozco (2019)
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Effects of a single cash transfer on school re-enrollment during COVID-19 among vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya: Randomized controlled trial

A cash transfer program in Kenya significantly boosted school enrollment among adolescent girls and elevated expectations for completing secondary education. 

John A. Maluccio, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Beth Kangwana, Faith Mbushi, Karen Austrian (2023)
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Girl Empower – A gender transformative mentoring and cash transfer intervention to promote adolescent wellbeing: Impact findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Liberia

The Girl Empower intervention in Liberia, with a conditional cash transfer component, led to improvements in the sexual and reproductive health, gender attitudes, and life skills of 13 to 14-year-old adolescent girls, but did not improve sexual violence, schooling, psychosocial wellbeing, and protective factors outcomes.

Berk Özler, Kelly Hallman, Marie-France Guimond, Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Marian Rogers, Esther Karnley (2020)
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Do Gender Quotas Really Reduce Bias? Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Southern Africa

There is weak evidence suggesting that young women in communities with a female quota changed their gender biases surrounding women's participation in politics.

Amanda Clayton (2018)
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Facilitating women's access to an economic empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda

In Uganda, couples workshops increased subsequent household participation of these couples in women's empowerment interventions.

Kate Ambler, Kelly Jones, Michael O'Sullivan (2021)
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The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities

Piped water interventions resulted in a significant reduction of time spent fetching water for girls and women, as well as increased household water consumption.

James C. Winter, Gary L. Darmstadt, Jennifer Davis (2021)
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The Impact of an Inclusive Education Intervention on Learning Outcomes for Girls with Disabilities within a Resource-poor Setting

A holistic approach to inclusive education — one that spans both school and community settings — may benefit the educational attainment of girls with disabilities in Kenya.

Mark Carew, Marcella Deluca, Nora Groce, Sammy Fwaga, Maria Kett (2020)
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Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.

Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)
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Effects of sanitary pad distribution and reproductive health education on upper primary school attendance and reproductive health knowledge and attitudes in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial

While free pad distribution and reproductive health education programs did not impact girl’s school attendance, girls who received menstruation-inclusive reproductive health education experienced increases in positive views of menstruation, knew more about sexual and reproductive health, had more equitable gender norms, and felt more self-confident.

Karen Austrian, Beth Kangwana, Eunice Muthengi, Erica Soler-Hampejsek (2021)
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Entertainment, Education, and Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence

Exposure to edutainment that depicts domestic violence reduces support for gender-based violence in southwest Nigeria, particularly among male viewers. 

Abhijit Banerjee, Eliana La Ferrara, Victor Orozco (2019)
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Girl Empower – A gender transformative mentoring and cash transfer intervention to promote adolescent wellbeing: Impact findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Liberia

The Girl Empower intervention in Liberia, with a conditional cash transfer component, led to improvements in the sexual and reproductive health, gender attitudes, and life skills of 13 to 14-year-old adolescent girls, but did not improve sexual violence, schooling, psychosocial wellbeing, and protective factors outcomes.

Berk Özler, Kelly Hallman, Marie-France Guimond, Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Marian Rogers, Esther Karnley (2020)
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Facilitating women's access to an economic empowerment initiative: Evidence from Uganda

In Uganda, couples workshops increased subsequent household participation of these couples in women's empowerment interventions.

Kate Ambler, Kelly Jones, Michael O'Sullivan (2021)
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The Impact of an Inclusive Education Intervention on Learning Outcomes for Girls with Disabilities within a Resource-poor Setting

A holistic approach to inclusive education — one that spans both school and community settings — may benefit the educational attainment of girls with disabilities in Kenya.

Mark Carew, Marcella Deluca, Nora Groce, Sammy Fwaga, Maria Kett (2020)
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Effectiveness of peer-led education interventions on contraceptive use, unmet need, and demand among adolescent girls in Gedeo Zone, South Ethiopia. A cluster randomized controlled trial

Peer-led sex education significantly boosts contraceptive use and demand while reducing unmet contraceptive needs among Ethiopian adolescent girls.

Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegene, Gurmesa Tura Debelew, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha (2023)
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Effects of a single cash transfer on school re-enrollment during COVID-19 among vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya: Randomized controlled trial

A cash transfer program in Kenya significantly boosted school enrollment among adolescent girls and elevated expectations for completing secondary education. 

John A. Maluccio, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Beth Kangwana, Faith Mbushi, Karen Austrian (2023)
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Do Gender Quotas Really Reduce Bias? Evidence from a Policy Experiment in Southern Africa

There is weak evidence suggesting that young women in communities with a female quota changed their gender biases surrounding women's participation in politics.

Amanda Clayton (2018)
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The role of piped water supplies in advancing health, economic development, and gender equality in rural communities

Piped water interventions resulted in a significant reduction of time spent fetching water for girls and women, as well as increased household water consumption.

James C. Winter, Gary L. Darmstadt, Jennifer Davis (2021)
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Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.

Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)
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