10.7910/DVN/GOOF4UPeterman, AmberAmberPetermanInternational Food Policy Research InstituteQuisumbing, AgnesAgnesQuisumbing0000-0002-5429-1857International Food Policy Research InstituteMeinzen-Dick, RuthRuthMeinzen-Dick0000-0003-4782-3074International Food Policy Research InstituteDardón, MonicaMonicaDardónVox LatinaHassan, Md. ZahidulMd. ZahidulHassanData Analysis and Technical Assistance, Ltd. (DATA)Kamusiime, HerbertHerbertKamusiimeAssociates Research Uganda LimitedMalapit, HazelHazelMalapit0000-0002-7394-8797International Food Policy Research InstituteHarvard Dataverse2012Arts and HumanitiesSocial Scienceswomengenderagricultureempowermentwomen’s empowerment in agriculture indexWEAIhouseholdsUgandaEast AfricaAfrica South of SaharaAfricaGenderWomen’s empowerment in agriculture indexIFPRI-DATAInternational Food Policy Research InstituteInternational Food Policy Research Institute2012-11-1320122012-11-132021-01-082011-09/2011-10sample survey data (SSD)299515751347054610927196648464786467428143209609292351826application/octet-streamapplication/octet-streamapplication/octet-streamapplication/octet-streamapplication/octet-streamtext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdf3.2<br>The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a composite measurement tool that indicates women’s control over critical parts of their lives in the household, community, and economy. It allows us to identify women who are disempowered and understand how to increase autonomy and decisionmaking in key domains. The WEAI is also a useful tool for tracking progress toward gender equality, which is one of the Millennium Development Goals.</br> <br>The WEAI measures the empowerment, agency, and inclusion of women in the agriculture sector in an effort to identify ways to overcome those obstacles and constraints. The Index is a significant innovation in its field and aims to increase understanding of the connections between women’s empowerment, food security, and agricultural growth. </br> <br>The Uganda pilot covered five spatially dispersed rural districts in the northern region (Amuru and Kole), central region (Luwero and Masaka), and eastern region (Iganga).</br>Washington, DC