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Addressing gender-based violence through public health: Evidence from India
The framing of violence against women as a public health issue allows for more robust multi-disciplinary interventions through the healthcare sector and necessitates analysis of the sector’s capacity to recognise, intervene, and prevent GBV. Gender-based violence (GBV) is recognised as a complex health problem rooted in patriarchal social norms and the economic...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Gender-based violence, empowerment, and public health: Towards a model of complex interventions in Bihar
Gender-based violence still affects women’s daily lives and their opportunities for work and social mobility in India. This study aims to understand the complex dynamics of gender-based violence (GBV) in Bihar. This is a mixed-methods pilot study examining the structural determinants of gender-based violence and empowerment. Through data from multiple sources, the...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household food security in rural Bihar
Based on a survey conducted in rural Bihar, this study aims to provide evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on food and nutrition security by focusing on rural vulnerable households. The study shows that food insecurity of rural Bihar’s households increased significantly since the pandemic, and the severity of the impact felt when compared to the diverse marginal...
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Publication - Policy Brief
She wins: Electing women in ethnically divided societies
We conducted survey experiments across 2,000 respondents living in four districts in the state of Bihar and, within them, eight state legislative assembly constituencies equally divided between low and high communal violence districts. We find that women voters prefer women candidates, all candidates who offer protection, and especially women candidates who offer...
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Publication - Policy Brief
City of dreams no more, a year on: Worklessness and active labour market policies in urban India
Ten months on from the lockdown months of April to June 2020 in India, we conducted a new field survey in lower-income states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh during February and March 2021. The new survey expanded coverage of the target group through a boost sample of individuals who have lost work due to the pandemic. Forty percent of recontacted workers...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Saas, bahu, and ASHA: Information diffusion and behavioural change in rural Bihar
Our study shows that Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers have enhanced awareness of maternal and child health issues, leading to substantial behavioural change.
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Publication - Policy Brief
Ensuring food security during pandemics: Lessons from the COVID-19 lockdown in Bihar
The lockdown to contain COVID-19 was expected to threaten food security and lead to a deterioration of nutritional status, particularly of women and children. A two-part study of six districts in Bihar compared dietary practices of women and their youngest child between pre-lockdown and lockdown periods. It found a decline in dietary practices among women and that...
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News Item
Dr Shaibal Gupta, IGC India’s Bihar programme head has passed away
Dr Shaibal Gupta, IGC India’s Bihar programme head, sadly passed away on 28th January 2021. He was one of India’s pre-eminent social scientists, widely regarded as the leading expert on the economics and politics of Bihar. Dr Gupta was the founder of the Asian Development Research Institute, a respected think tank that has contributed enormously to the prominent role...
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Project
Food security during pandemic times: Insights and perspectives from rural Bihar
COVID-19 and the government-enforced lockdown has adversely impacted peoples’ livelihoods. The impact of the lockdown is very severe in the rural areas due to closures, restricted farming, and other economic activities. In a poor state like Bihar where nearly 90 percent of the population lives in rural areas and out-migration numbers are extremely high, the flow of...
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Project
Women, work, and the state: Service provision and female labour force
A significant puzzle regarding India's recent economic development is the country's declining rate of female labour force participation (FLFP). According to the International Labour Organization, FLFP in India dropped from 35% (1990) to 27% (2014). This has occurred despite the steady increase of per capita income, education, and urbanisation, while fertility rates are...