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Finding Indonesia’s everyday heroes and marking the week of International Women’s Day

The Jakarta Post
In light of recent studies showing Covid-19 has contributed to higher domestic violence rates and higher numbers of women leaving the labor force or working unpaid, strategies are being pushed for by activists to improve gender equality and social and economic services for women in Indonesia.

March 2021 Newsletter

Why do randomized evaluations answer so-called “small” questions about the efficacy of social programs? Learn about using evidence to design better social policies, building trust in healthcare systems surrounding Covid-19 vaccination, and more in the March 2021 newsletter.

Opinion: NYC Schools Can Help Close the COVID Achievement Gap With Tutoring

City Limits
Tutoring programs are discussed as potential ways to improve student learning and close gaps in academic achievement in light of Covid-19 in New York City, based on evidence from J-PAL North America's Tutoring Evidence Review which showed the positive effect that tutoring has on student academic...

Government of Punjab partners with Breakthrough and J-PAL South Asia to implement gender sensitization curriculum in all government schools

The Government of Punjab’s Department of School Education launched a partnership today with Breakthrough and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to integrate a gender sensitization curriculum for adolescents into the syllabus for all government schools in Punjab.

Punjab to join hands with UN, other global agencies to empower women

The Times of India
The government of Punjab announced a collaboration with J-PAL South Asia in efforts to increase female empowerment and boost gender sensitization curriculum programs in schools.

Economist Catherine Wolfram joins US treasury to focus on energy & climate policy

Berkeley Haas Newsroom
Catherine Wolfram has been named to the US treasury department as deputy assistant secretary for climate and energy economics.

King Climate Action Initiative announces new research to test and scale climate solutions

MIT News
J-PAL's King Climate Action Initiative (K-CAI) announces its first round of funded projects to generate evidence on the real-world effectiveness of policies and programs at the intersection of poverty and climate change.

February 2021 North America Newsletter

The February edition of J-PAL North America's monthly newsletter highlights the fifth round of State and Local Innovation Competition proposals, evidence for boosts in Earned Income Tax Credit, and research on the relationship between physical activity and mental health.