Birdsall House Conference on Gender Equality

This annual event identifies and highlights leading research and scholarly findings on women’s empowerment in the field of development economics. Past conferences have focused on family planning as a tool for economic empowerment, the role of the private sector in improving the lives of women and girls, and high-impact donor interventions such as cash transfers to women. The conference series is named after CGD’s founding president Nancy Birdsall.
 

More from the Series

Dec

2

2020

VIRTUAL
11:00—12:15 PM ET

New Work on Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment: Striving for Harmonization and Practical Applications
Mayra Buvinic
November 17, 2020
The Birdsall House Conference on Women identifies and highlights leading research and scholarly findings on women’s empowerment in the field of development economics. Past conferences have focused on contraception as a tool for economic empowerment, the intersection of early childhood development an...

Dec

10

2019

HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:00—6:00 PM ET

Early Childhood Development Through a Gender Lens: Designing Policies that Work for the Whole Family
David Evans
et al.
September 05, 2019
Every year, the Birdsall House Conference on Women brings together leading academics and policymakers to discuss cutting-edge research focused on improving outcomes for women in low- and middle-income countries.

Dec

5

2018

HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:30—1:00 PM

Women and the Future of Work: The Fourth Annual Birdsall House Conference on Women
Charles Kenny
and
Mayra Buvinic
November 16, 2018
Digital technology–from automation to fintech and smart apps–permeates nearly all aspects of business and economic growth. And as technology use increases, the culture of work itself is changing. How do these transformations impact women in emerging markets? If there are fewer jobs, will men and ...

Dec

7

2017

HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:30—5:30 PM

The Third Annual Birdsall House Conference on Women: Reproductive Choices to Life Chances: The Links between Contraception and Women’s Economic Empowerment

Amanda Glassman
et al.
October 27, 2017
The Birdsall House Conference Series on Women seeks to identify and bring attention to leading research and scholarly findings on women’s empowerment in the fields of development economics, behavioral economics, and political economy. On December 7th, academics, private sector representatives, and p...