Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Results from cognitive testing in Myanmar

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dc.creatorLambrecht, Isabel B.
dc.creatorSproule, Kathryn
dc.creatorSynt, Nang Lun Kham
dc.creatorEi Win, Hnin
dc.creatorWin, Khin Zin
dc.date2020-05-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:14:52Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:14:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:32:53Z
dc.descriptionWhen designing and evaluating policies and projects for women’s empowerment, appropriate indicators are needed. This paper reports on the lessons learned from two rounds of pretesting and cognitive testing of the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) in a total of five States/Regions in Myanmar. We assess if respondents understand the modules as intended and which questions require modification based on the cultural context. We find that the questions also present in the abbreviated WEAI are generally well understood, particularly on instrumental and group agency. The challenge to respond to hypothetical and abstract questions did become apparent in the domains representing intrinsic agency, and was problematic for questions on autonomy and self-efficacy. Also, the internationally validated questions on attitudes towards domestic violence were too abstract, and responses depend on the scenario envisioned. We also suggest including an adapted version of the module on speaking up in public, to reinforce the domain on collective agency. Our findings provide an encouraging message to those aspiring to use pro-WEAI, but emphasize the need for continued attention for context-specific adjustments and critical testing of even those instruments that are widely used and deemed validated.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143528
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/107479
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133743
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133533
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133344
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134860
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceLambrecht, Isabel; Sproule, Katie; Synt, Nang Lun Kham; Ei Win, Hnin; and Win, Khin Zin. 2020. Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Results from cognitive testing in Myanmar. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1945. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133796.
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectwomen's empowerment
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectindicators
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjecttests
dc.subjectdomestic violence
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectviolence
dc.titleProject-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture: Results from cognitive testing in Myanmar
dc.typeWorking Paper

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