“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.

A multidimensional intervention program improves the lives of the extreme poor with effects lasting up to a year later, including increasing women’s empowerment in the short-term.

Lowering the barriers to education by providing free school uniforms lowered girls’ and boys’ dropout rates, reduced teen pregnancy within marriage, and decreased teen marriage rates.

Households create and expand businesses as a result of a microfinance program targeting women.

Seeing is believing: Female leaders’ presence narrows the gender gap in girls’ aspirations and advancement in education.

Reserving political seats for women increases female electoral participation and responsiveness to women’s policy concerns.

Exposure to women leaders decreases gender bias and improves women’s future electoral prospects.

Women political leaders prioritize public goods that are of concern to women and female citizens are more engaged in civic discussion when women hold public office.