Do we need to focus beyond remittances from female migrants? Development of a Women's Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI)

Abstract

A presentation in a session discussing the uses and impacts of three different empowerment indexes: The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI), the Women’s Empowerment in Livestock Index (WELI) and the Women’s Empowerment in Migration Index (WEMI) across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The presentations are followed by a panel discussion. The interdisciplinary panel, inclusive of an researchers and policymakers will engage in the discussion to answer the following questions: To what extent do these quantitative indexes go beyond the analysis of differentiated roles, experiences, and perception gaps? Does this body of research facilitate policy discussions to explore and address the underlying structural causes, norms, and power relations that underlie differences in empowerment? What else is needed for gender-transformative policy changes?