July, 2024 Youth employment programmes need better monitoring and coordination to tackle the South African youth unemployment crisis By Dr Jessika Bohlmann and Prof Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu of the University of Pretoria; Prof Ramos Mabugu and Dr Christelle Meniago of Sol Plaatje University; Dr Kehinde Omotoso of Teesside University International Business School (TUIBS); and Thembelihle Makhubela and Macsharry Sematla of Hand in Hand Southern Africa Labor markets & employment Youth & children
June, 2024 Soft skills boost job prospects and pay for young women in informal sector By Laura Barasa, Kibrom Abay, Maria Laura Alzua and Phyllis Machio PEP researchers share how gender-sensitive soft-skills training can improve young women and men's labor market empowerment, and well-being outcomes. Education & training Gender & women's empowerment Labor markets & employment
June, 2024 Vocational training: a vital element for accessing decent work in a changing labour market By the Partnership for Economic Policy Summarising the key discussion points and takeaways from the 2024 PEP Policy Conference on the Future of Work in the Global South Labor markets & employment
April, 2024 A local lens to influence policies and increase women’s access to decent work in the Global South By the Partnership for Economic Policy Members of PEP project teams share how their local perspectives strengthened their policy analysis and influence during a recent research program into the barriers that women face in accessing decent work. Gender & women's empowerment Labor markets & employment
March, 2024 Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality By Prof. Jane Mariara, PEP Executive Director Childcare responsibilities significantly impede African women’s ability to realize their full potential, owing to regressive social norms that perpetuate gender disparities. Gender & women's empowerment
March, 2024 Regressive social norms disadvantage women wanting to work By the Partnership for Economic Policy Findings from recent PEP-supported research programs on how policy can improve women’s empowerment through work in both the formal and informal sectors. Gender & women's empowerment Labor markets & employment
February, 2024 Increasing Women’s Access to Decent Work: Precise Policy Action for Gender Equality By the Partnership for Economic Policy Findings and policy recommendations from research conducted under the program "Addressing Context-Specific Barriers to Women's Participation in Decent Work". Gender & women's empowerment Labor markets & employment
December, 2023 Context Matters: Ask the right questions to design the right policy By the Partnership for Economic Policy The first in an interview series on the importance of localization in research. With PEP Research Fellow Nisha Arunatilake (Sri Lanka) Context Matters Localisation
November, 2023 Reshaping the Education Policy Landscape in Africa By the Partnership for Economic Policy Getting to know the Africa Fellows in Education Program, the fellows and their work. Education & training
October, 2023 Women bear negative impacts of climate shocks disproportionately By the Partnership for Economic Policy The first in a series providing an overview of the findings and policy recommendations of PEP programs. Climate change Gender & women's empowerment
March, 2023 Why Promoting Decent Work Matters More Than Just Any Job for Sri Lankan Women By PEP Research Fellow Nisha Arunatilake Gender & women's empowerment Labor markets & employment
March, 2022 Geographical inequality in global debates about development policy By PEP Research Fellows Veronica Amarante, Nisha Arunatilake, Ronelle Burger, Ana-Lucia Kassouf and Lucas Ronconi Localisation
February, 2022 Northern Institutions Dominate International Development Research: So What? By PEP Research Fellows Veronica Amarante, Nisha Arunatilake, Ronelle Burger, Ana-Lucia Kassouf and Lucas Ronconi, and IDRC Senior Program Specialist Arjan de Haan Localisation
March, 2021 Addressing gender inequalities is essential for the success of COVID-19 recovery policies By Arjan de Haan, Senior Program Specialist for Sustainable Inclusive Economies at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Research and policy must tackle gender inequalities for sustainable, equitable development, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Gender & women's empowerment
