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Tuesday, 9 de April de 2024
Measuring gender social norms
The aim of the study is to analyze the scales of gender social norms that were gathered in the city of Iquitos and to elaborate a descriptive report of the same. Besides, it aim to develop a policy engagement plan based on the results obtained to advocate for gender social norms in Peru.
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Tuesday, 12 de March de 2024
Lorena Alcázar to speak at IEET webinar on care policies for decent work
Our senior researcher Lorena Alcázar will be a speaker in the webinar “Care policies as a tool for decent work”, organized by the Institute for the Study of Labor Economics (IEET). Inés Martens, National Monitoring and Evaluation Officer in the “Opening Doors” project of the International Labor Organization (ILO), and Mirna Jara, Gender Secretary of […]
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Friday, 1 de March de 2024
Unveiling barriers to women’s access to decent work in Peru.
Peru suffers from a serious gender inequality problem in the labor market that cannot be understood by considering employment rates alone. Rather, it is also necessary to analyze the conditions under which women participate in the labor market. This study seeks to identify economic, legal, and socio-cultural barriers that women face in accessing decent employment. […]
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Monday, 18 de December de 2023
Measuring gender social norms
The aim of this study is to review the survey on gender social norms developed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) and administer it to a sample of individuals aged 18 years and older in the city of Iquitos.
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Monday, 18 de December de 2023
At the cost of what: The State of Emergency in Callao and its short and long term impact on citizen security, family violence and social well-being?
The aim of the project is to evaluate the impact of the states of emergency declared in El Callao on crime and social well-being variables.
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Wednesday, 6 de December de 2023
Maria Balarin will join UNESCO Peru’s Conference Venezuelan migrant and refugee students in Peru
Our Senior Researcher María Balarin will join the conference Venezuelan migrant and refugee students in Peru: Data and evidence that challenge and commit us, held by UNESCO Peru’s +Diversity Program. The conference aims to socialize information on the dynamics of educational inclusion of Venezuelan migrant and refugee population in the Peruvian education system obtained in the framework of […]
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Thursday, 30 de November de 2023
GRADE, PEP and WIEGO held the Decent Work for Women in Peru: Barriers and Policy Options Seminar
Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE), Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) organize the Decent Work for Women in Peru: Barriers and Policy Options Seminar, as part of a research project led by our Senior Researcher Lorena Alcázar on December 1st at 09:00 a.m., in GRADE’s headquarters. REGISTRATION […]
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Monday, 27 de November de 2023
Abordando los estereotipos de género y políticas públicas para facilitar el acceso a un trabajo decente en las mujeres en el Perú
A pesar de años de esfuerzos promoviendo la igualdad de género y cierto progreso, la desigualdad laboral entre mujeres y hombres persiste en el Perú. En 2022, un equipo de investigadores del PEP (Partnership for Economic Policy) analizó los factores detrás de esta persistente brecha y, más específicamente, las barreras que impiden el acceso de […]
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Thursday, 9 de November de 2023
Edutainment, savings, and generational differences in rural areas of Peru
We wrote, produced, and implemented a randomized five-episode soap opera on financial inclusion targeted to women from poor, rural areas ravaged by terrorism in Peru. We go beyond measuring attitudes and perceptions but observe actual savings accounts using bank data. Older women, those who directly suffered from terrorist violence, respond very well and save more […]
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Tuesday, 7 de November de 2023
Lorena Alcázar will be a panelist at trAndeS’ International Seminar on Social Policies, Gender and Inequalities in the Andean Region
Our senior researcher Lorena Alcázar will be a panelist at the International Seminar “Social Policies, Gender and Inequalities in the Andean Region: Perspectives, Expectations and Dilemmas”, organized by trAndeS Graduate Program in Sustainable Development and Social Inequalities in the Andean Region and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. The two-day seminar will address issues related […]