Lots of chatter about the @NetflixUK show "Adolescence" driving 🌍 conversations about violence ~ but is it "more than talk"? 🆕 review out in WBRO suggests yes: Of 21 rigorous studies, 64-71% show promising impacts on attitudes, norms & behaviors shorturl.at/B78ZZ

🆕 C'est la Vie! How a popular West African edutainment series changed minds, but not behaviours Malick Dione (@Econ_WU), @heckertjessica1 (@IFPRI), Melissa Hidrobo, Agnès Le Port (@ird_fr), @a_peterman (@UNICEFEval) & Moustapha Seye (@UCAD_Senegal): voxdev.org/topic/institution…

Getting to zero #FGM starts with measurement. 📊 As we mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, we’re spotlighting why accurate and ethical measurement matters. FGM has long been under-researched, especially in understanding what truly works to end the practice. A critical first step is strengthening how we measure attitudes, norms, and behaviors through household surveys. In our latest blog, we unpack what we’re learning from impact evaluations on the validity of self-versus proxy reports, social desirability bias, and how innovative measurement can open new pathways to reducing FGM. How accurate are measures? Maybe more accurate than you think! Check out the blog, including an #evaluation case study from our work in #BurkinaFaso 👉 unicef.org/evaluation/blog/g…

This new working paper argues that female economics PhD students benefit tremendously from having female economics faculty around. How do they back up this claim? They look at the timing of sabbatical leaves. When female professors go on leave, it decreases third-year female Ph.D. students’ likelihood of publishing papers and securing academic positions. Male Ph.D. students in the same cohort benefit from this absence, seeing an increase in their publishing and placement prospects. Their estimates imply that "Adding one senior female professor to each top-50 department would close one-third of the assistant professor gender gap at top-25 schools."

🌍 One Year Since Bogotá: Renewing Our Commitment to End Violence Against Children This week we celebrate the 1st anniversary of the Bogotá Conference to End Violence Against Children. The challenge remains urgent: over 1 billion children experience violence each year. This is not just a statistic; it’s a collective failure to protect the most vulnerable. Now more than ever, evidence matters. We must use what works — proven strategies and data-driven solutions — to guide testing, adaptation, and scaling. Every child deserves safety, dignity, and the chance to reach their full potential. Let’s turn commitments into action. Together, we can end violence against children. 🔗 Learn more: • Bogotá Conference: endviolenceagainstchildrenco… 👈 • The Lancet A crucial juncture for evidence-based action to end violence against children: Read here 👇 thelancet.com/journals/lanch… • The Lancet Interventions to prevent, reduce, and respond to violence against children and adolescents: a systematic review of systematic reviews to update the INSPIRE Framework: Read here 👇 thelancet.com/journals/lanch… #EndViolence #BogotáAnniversary #ChildProtection #EvidenceForChange

How can we strengthen programming to address both collective and interpersonal violence in fragile settings? This question was at the heart of the opening keynote by @amberpeterman, Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF at the #FragileLives conference last month in Berlin, hosted by the International Security and Development Center (ISDC) @ISDCBerlin . Representing UNICEF Evaluation, Amber shared insights into the dual burden of violence faced by children and families across the globe, and how integrated approaches across sectors can create synergies to reduce harm. UNICEF was also represented by @UNICEFEgypt 's Natalia Winder Rossi who joined a policy panel on empowering women and girls, highlighting the importance of generating evidence with and for girls to inform transformative policy. A heartfelt thank you to Amber and Natalia for their thoughtful contributions and for representing #UNICEF so powerfully. Check out the program & all presentations here: lnkd.in/eMK6HawX We look forward to engaging further on evidence, innovation and policy discussions with & for children in settings of fragility across the globe 🙏🏽

Please read our new @LancetGH paper "Dignity-based practice in global health research: a framework of expectations" thelancet.com/journals/langl… We synthesised complaints on knowledge practices in global health to identify expectations that affirm the dignity of marginalised knowers.

📢 Call for Papers | Special Issue of the Journal of Development Effectiveness Inviting papers on what works in peacebuilding, how interventions create impact, and where gaps remain. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3ieJDEff 🗓️Submit by: 31 Oct 2025 #Peacebuilding #CallForPapers

📢 We're hiring a Data Analyst (STC) for an impact evaluation in 🇳🇬 Nigeria! Join @WorldBank's Africa Gender Innovation Lab to analyze RCT data on vocational training for women affected by HIV/AIDS.

Recruiting an RA in Kenya at the Busara Center for two exciting projects in urban labour markets. Keen to get Kenyan applicants but expats also possible. Econometric and coding skills and team management skills are major requirements jobs.lever.co/BusaraCenter/d…. @econ_ra @JPAL

🆕 Edutainment: Can storytelling reduce violence against women and children? 📢 Today on #VoxDevTalks w/ @timsvengali, @a_peterman (@UNICEFEval) discusses how mass media can meaningfully shift attitudes and behaviours in developing countries: voxdev.org/topic/health/edut…

UNU WIDER : WIDER Development Conference: Growth, governance, and geopolitics in a fractured world order: wider.unu.edu/opportunity/wi… It's in Delhi 18-20th March 2026 ! Last Date for Submission: 1st Sept 2025 #EconTwitter

The forced removal and internment of Japanese American farmers in 1942 caused long-term declines in U.S. agricultural productivity. Counties that lost more skilled Japanese farmers saw less tech adoption, fewer high-value crops, and slower economic growth.

🚨 Call for Posters! Join us at the TGU Economics Conference 2025 🗓️ Sept 22–23, Istanbul 🎓 PhD & early-career researchers encouraged to apply! Deadline: Aug 15, 2025 forms.gle/6Qf2NU7PXfE7TCTn7

Dev econ is wild ya'all ~ they'll add a 5th, 6th, 7th co-author from the US or EU before they engage in a serious collaboration w/ a researcher based in their country of study Time & time again 🤦🏾‍♀️

📢 Calling all young researchers and early-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries or Clermont-Ferrand - Pitch your work on digital transformation! Apply to the Future Solutions Pitch Challenge for a chance to join the Global Development Conference 2025 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Eligibility: Early-career professionals or researchers working on digital transformation Deadline: July 13, 2025 (Deadline Approaching ⏳) Link to apply: events.gdn.int/Pitchchalleng… More about #GDC2025: conf2025.gdn.int @FondationFERDI @cerdi

I know nuance breaks our brains these days but we need to be serious about this "forecast." Africa will not simply roll over and die without USAID. All this shock-inducing statistical narrative does is reinforce the very American-centrism that led to this mess in the first place

“Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead.” Also: Babies starved.

This week's cool young researcher [late, post-conference edition!] #econtwitter #econsky is @luongthuha, currently post-doc @EconomicsUc3m who works on topics related to gender, development health

SVRI throws out another RFP: *GBV in Higher Education Institutions w/ a focus on STEM* Grant Value: $40k–$100k Duration: 12–18 months Deadline: Aug 11th svri.org/svri-grant-2026-gbv…