Gender and Equity

Predoctoral Research Fellow Suhi Hanif and Faculty Affiliate Jade Benjamin-Chung reveal the devastating impact of floods on prenatal depression in Bangladesh.

A study led by Faculty Affiliate Eran Bendavid reveals that these climate events are quietly but deeply damaging schooling, especially for young girls.

In low- and middle-income countries, Stanford-led research reveals how children in the path of hurricanes are set back in their schooling.

Graduate funding recipient Tamri Matiashvili took home second place and a $3,000 prize with her presentation, “Talent, Trust, and Health: How Women Changed Medicine.”

Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman and Dr. Nivedita Narain discuss their research project dedicated to advancing women’s political representation in local Indian politics.

On the Grand Tamasha podcast, Faculty Affiliate Soledad Prillaman discusses what can be done to ensure women have a seat at the table even when the electoral spotlight is off.

Faculty Affiliate Michele Barry says increasing women’s participation in discussions about these topics is key to finding solutions that will benefit a broad range of people.

Researchers are investigating the factors that impact adolescent girls’ adherence to HIV treatments in Kenya, with funding from the King Center for a follow-up study.

In VoxDev, a King Center initiative shows that women’s microcredit groups stimulate women’s political participation by building their networks.

The Human Capital Initiative at Boston University hosted Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman for their third Spring Research Seminar, where she spoke on her new book.

Faculty Affiliate Ami Bhatt has been supporting Nigerian cervical cancer prevention efforts since 2015 alongside global partners and Stanford colleagues and students.

In VoxDev, Alessandra Voena highlights data that suggests aligning perceived and actual views may be a promising policy intervention to raise female labour force participation.