To make agency measurement more practical and scalable, MAGNET has developed short-form versions of four tools, now being piloted across five data collections. These innovations aim to reduce respondent burden while preserving the reliability and richness of the original measures. The Critical Consciousness Scale was streamlined from 45 to 12 questions through rigorous psychometric analysis […]
New working paper: When is there power in not deciding?
A new World Bank Working Paper, Deciding Not to Decide: When Is There Power in Not Deciding? by Marya Hillesland, Cheryl R. Doss, Serena Masino, Martina Querejeta, Aletheia Amalia Donald, Greg Seymour, and Clare Clingain, challenges traditional ways of measuring empowerment. Drawing on unique mixed methods data with over 1,800 adults in rural Kenya, the […]
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