Eissler
Biographic Data
| ID | 70992 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eissler |
| FAMILY NAME | Eissler |
| SIGNATURE | EISSLER |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3620-6505 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Unpacking power dynamics and women's economic empowerment in polygynous households in Burkina Faso
Objective We aim to describe power distributions in polygynous households and consider how these matter for the production and allocation of food‐generating resources in western Burkina Faso, where there is a high prevalence of polygyny. Background Recent studies on polygyny focus on its likely negative consequences and mechanisms for explaining these outcomes using data from large multitopic surveys. These approaches fail to consider the underly…
A qualitative study of Suaahara II influence on nutrition governance in Nepal
Maternal and child undernutrition remain major public health problems in Nepal. Suaahara is a USAID-funded multi-sectoral nutrition programme aiming to strengthen local nutrition governance to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, among other objectives. The purpose of this study is to present findings from a recent qualitative evaluation of Suaahara II's influence on the decentralised implementation of Nepal's Multi-sectoral Nutrition Plan (…
Measuring Women's Empowerment
Time use, or how women and men allocate their time, is an important element of empowerment processes. To extend this area of study, this article proposes and explores the concept of time-use agency, which shifts the focus from the amount of time individuals spend on activities to the strategic choices they make about how to allocate their time. It draws on 92 semi-structured interviews from three qualitative studies in Benin, Malawi and Nigeria t…
Climatic variability and changing reproductive goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climatic variability and changing reproductive goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Measuring Women's Empowerment
Time use, or how women and men allocate their time, is an important element of empowerment processes. To extend this area of study, this article proposes and explores the concept of time-use agency, which shifts the focus from the amount of time individuals spend on activities to the strategic choices they make about how to allocate their time. It draws on 92 semi-structured interviews from three qualitative studies in Benin, Malawi and Nigeria t…
Climatic variability and changing reproductive goals in Sub-Saharan Africa
Measuring Women's Empowerment
Time use, or how women and men allocate their time, is an important element of empowerment processes. To extend this area of study, this article proposes and explores the concept of time-use agency, which shifts the focus from the amount of time individuals spend on activities to the strategic choices they make about how to allocate their time. It draws on 92 semi-structured interviews from three qualitative studies in Benin, Malawi and Nigeria t…
A qualitative study of Suaahara II influence on nutrition governance in Nepal
Maternal and child undernutrition remain major public health problems in Nepal. Suaahara is a USAID-funded multi-sectoral nutrition programme aiming to strengthen local nutrition governance to reduce maternal and child undernutrition, among other objectives. The purpose of this study is to present findings from a recent qualitative evaluation of Suaahara II's influence on the decentralised implementation of Nepal's Multi-sectoral Nutrition Plan (…
Unpacking power dynamics and women's economic empowerment in polygynous households in Burkina Faso
Objective We aim to describe power distributions in polygynous households and consider how these matter for the production and allocation of food‐generating resources in western Burkina Faso, where there is a high prevalence of polygyny. Background Recent studies on polygyny focus on its likely negative consequences and mechanisms for explaining these outcomes using data from large multitopic surveys. These approaches fail to consider the underly…
Economics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Empowerment (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works)