Welcome to the Women's Empowerment in Development (WED) Lab at 海角社区.

Our research aims to provide rigorous evidence on the social and economic barriers that women and girls face in developing countries and around the world. This website is dedicated to promote the research of WEDLab affiliated faculty and students by sharing recent publications, working papers, and policy briefs.

Recent publications

Working papers

Policy briefs

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Woman in Accra selling colourful fabric
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GROW Research Series

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Woman entrepreneur in India with her handcrafted brooms

The Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) Research Series showcases some of the research supported by the , a multi-funder partnership between the UK Government's Department for International Development, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Canada鈥檚 International Development Research Centre. With 14 projects in 50 countries, the GrOW program worked with researchers to improve economic outcomes and opportunities for poor women on the themes of employment, the care economy, and women鈥檚 economic agency. 

This series is housed at the Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) at 海角社区 in Montreal, Canada.

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