Reports & Resources

Evaluations/Research

The Cost of Inequality: Why the Global Economy Cannot Afford to Leave Women Behind

November 25, 2024

As the global economy undergoes two major shifts—the AI revolution and the green transition—we are at a critical crossroads: these transitions hold the power to help bring about a more equitable economy, but today’s markets are failing women. If we fail to act now and reshape markets, we risk aggravating inequality for generations to come and missing out on trillions worth of global growth. This report highlights systemic barriers women face in today's economies, the cost of inequality, and the opportunities for investing in women to create a thriving future for all.

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Measuring Women Entrepreneurs’ Confidence, Decision-Making, and Business Control

November 18, 2024

Strive Women’s 2024 baseline research assessed participants' financial health, financial inclusion, and business performance. This brief highlights findings related to entrepreneurs' confidence, decision-making, and control within Strive Women’s Financial Health Framework.

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Feminist Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning: The Praxis of Women’s Rights and Women-Led Organizations in Conflict, Crisis, and Humanitarian Settings

By CARE and the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) · October 22, 2024

This report explores women’s rights and women-led organizations’ perspectives regarding feminist monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) across six countries. It aims to i) understand and document how these organizations see and use feminist MEAL approaches; ii) enhance understanding of feminist MEAL’s most important aspects; and iii) share with actors at all levels how to conduct and support its approaches more effectively.

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Collective and Sustainable Investment for People and Nature

September 23, 2024

The CARE-WWF Alliance designed a Collective and Sustainable Investment (CSI) model to accelerate the access of small-scale farmers and community-based conservation groups – particularly women and youth members – to finance and to scale economic activities that sustain or improve ecosystems critical to their livelihoods. This learning brief outlines the method, findings, and recommended next steps.

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Breaking the Barriers

By Emily Janoch and Florence Santos · September 6, 2024

The impacts of climate change are increasingly obvious, with 2023 as the hottest year on record—by far. In this report, CARE looks at what the data is telling us about climate change and what women are doing about it worldwide.

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Insights from women at the forefront of crises in Burundi

July 31, 2024

The government of Burundi has declared a humanitarian crisis you may not have seen in the midst of all the crises in the world. Double-digit food price inflation, 1.23 million people facing food insecurity, conflict in DRC impacting trade, and more than 200,000 people displaced: the crises in Burundi barely get enough attention globally. In fact, Burundi is the third in the list of most under-reported crises. If you haven’t been following the situation in Burundi, here are 4 things women in Burundi want you to know.

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Digital Livestock FFBS Innovation Brief

July 29, 2024

CARE, Shouhardo III program of Bangladesh and Kuza, have collaborated to digitize the FFBS content with support from SUFFBS technical teams, enhancing learner engagement, sustainability, and outreach to vulnerable farmers, including women and youth. This partnership has been instrumental in creating digital tools that ensure broader access to training resources and support the practical application of improved livestock practices to foster long-term livestock productivity and gender equity, driving sustainable agricultural development and community empowerment through a more inclusive and effective learning environment. The digital livestock FFBS is piloted in 6 districts of Shouhardo program in Bangladesh with 10 Local Service Providers facilitating the sessions to 200 Farmers.

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How Can Approaches that Achieve Gender Equality Help Advance all the SDGs: Impact Evaluations Evidence from CARE Programs

July 26, 2024

Approaches that achieve gender equality, that move beyond the individual level to address greater interpersonal, socio-cultural, and community factors that influence gender attitudes and behaviors, have been shown by rigorous impact evaluations to be impactful in promoting gender-equitable attitudes (e.g., SASA! Program in Uganda), reducing gender-based violence (e.g., Stepping Stones and Creating Futures program in South Africa), and decreasing social acceptance of intimate partner violence (e.g., RESPECT program in Tanzania). Read the report to find out more.

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Starving for Equality

July 22, 2024

Two numbers set the frame for the food security situation in the world today. 282 million people are very hungry in the world (acutely food insecure). 84.2 million more women and girls are hungry than men and boys. Food insecurity is a huge global problem, and it’s highly unequal. The Starving for Equality research shows how gender inequality isn’t just a woman’s problem; it’s also bad for men and boys. The research also shows that inequality makes men and boys hungrier, too.

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No Women, No Peace

By Swasti Gautam · June 3, 2024

When crises hit, women step-up as leaders, engaging hands-on to navigate challenges. Women leaders are often overlooked and unsupported in times of crisis, yet they continue to make considerable contributions. They deliver essential health and nutrition services to the most vulnerable. They document human rights abuses and work to make communities safer. They strengthen their livelihoods through resourcefulness and creativity. CARE's Women in War research shows that women are the key to effective crises recovery and long-term peacebuilding. By removing barriers to their participation and amplifying the critical work they are already doing, we can give women the recognition they deserve and empower them to change the future of crisis response.

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