Policy briefs and Blogs
"Women and Climate Adaptation in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Constraints and Research Priorities", with M. Gittard and J. Vaillant. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, June 2026.
"The hidden levers behind better jobs for women in Africa", with K. Beegle, S. Friedson-Ridenour, M. O'Sullivan and L. Rios Bellagamba, Let's Talk Development Blog, World Bank. March 2026.
"New evidence on women and jobs in Africa: A research workshop round-up", with K. Beegle, S. Friedson-Ridenour, M. O'Sullivan and L. Rios Bellagamba, Let's Talk Development Blog, World Bank. February 2026.
"Turning Inward and/or Outward: Impact of different types of socioemotional skills in Nigeria", with S. Das, A. Fashogbon, G. Nain and S. Papineni. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, February 2026.
"Who You Text Matters : Gendered Effects of Text Message Framing and Social Influence on Youth Training Enrollment", with J. Annan, P. Boa, D. Evans, M.-F. Guimond, E. Koussoube, L. Rouanet and J. Tassy. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, January 2026. Version francaise.
"Beyond Self-Perception : Unpacking Gender Differences in Socio-Emotional Skills", with N. Affoum, R. Cassidy, S. Das, E. Kipchumba and J. Komba. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, October 2025. Let's Talk Development Blog.
"GIL Top Policy Lessons on Social Protection", with C. B. Gokalp. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, July 2024.
"Engaging Men for Women's Economic Empowerment: Overview of the Evidence", with R. Pierotti and R. Brar. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, September 2023.
"Which socio-emotional skills matter most for women's earnings? New insights from Sub-saharan Africa", with K. Ajayi, S. Das, T. Ketema and L. Rouanet. Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, March 2023. Let's Talk Development Blog, World Bank.
"Finding the time and labor to farm: How social dynamics drive gender differences in agricultural labor in Southern Nigeria", with S. Friedson-Ridenour, P. Gonzalez, R. PIerotti and O. Olayiwola. Nigeria Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, December 2022.
“Locking Crops to Unlock Investment: Experimental Evidence on Warrantage in Burkina Faso”, with S. Godlonton, Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, October 2022.
"Tell Us How We are Doing : Motivating Teams Through Feedback Versus Public Recognition", Africa Gender Innovation Lab Policy Brief, World Bank, Washington, DC. 2021. Let's Talk Development Blog, World Bank.
"What comes first, the chicken or the norm? Gender segregation in an agribusiness program in Nigeria", with S. Das, A. Fashogbon, W. Ogunleye and S. Papineni. Let's Talk Development Blog, World Bank, July 2021.
"Effects of a Multi-Faceted Education Program on Enrollment, Learning and Gender Equity: Evidence from Rajasthan, India", with A. Griffith and R. Thornton. World Bank Policy Brief, December 2020.
"Unpacking Socio-Emotional Skills for Women’s Economic Empowerment", with S. Das and L. Rouanet, World Bank Brief. 2020.
Presentation slides
Turning Inward and/or Outward: Which socioemotional skills matter the most for women in agribusiness?, Presentation at the International Conference for Development Economics, July 2026.
"Designing Social Protection with Gender Norms in Mind: Evidence on What Works", Presentation to Social Policy Department Gender, Social Protection and Labor Community of Practice, Jan 2026.
Designing Financial Tools That Fit Women's Lives: Evidence from Burkina Faso and Senegal on risk, seasonality, and financial inclusion, IFAD / Africa GIL webinar, May 2026
Measures of gender gaps in socioemotional skills are substantially affected by whether assessed byself-reports or behavioral measures. Presentation at the Inaugural conference “Better Data for Better Jobs and Lives: Innovations in Survey Measurement in the Age of AI, World Bank, December 2025.
ESTEEM: Measuring socio-emotional skills in LMICs, LSMS Expert convening, June 2025