1. Expert meeting on womens economic empowerment, labour markets, entrepreneurship and inclusive growth: towards a research agenda London, 26-27 January 2012 DFID & IDRC in collaboration with SOAS

2. Objectives 1.To shape a policy-relevant research agenda Agree concepts and debates Identify evidence gaps Identify key research questions Identify a range of research methods

3. Objectives 2.To explore potential research funding modalities and partnerships IDRCs Supporting Inclusive Growth program DFIDs Growth Research portfolio –Growth and Labour Markets in LICs (GLM) –Private Enterprise Development in LICs (PEDL) And beyond…??

4. Objectives 3. To provide opportunity for meeting of minds from southern and northern perspectives and different disciplines Complements CIDA/UN Women event Builds on WDR 2012 on Gender Equality Complements DCED Womens Entrepreneurship Development working group

5. Outputs 1. Clear policy-relevant research agenda –Based on review of evidence –Clarity on conceptual frameworks and debates –Evidence gaps, incl data gaps identified –Key policy-relevant research questions identified –Range of research methodologies identified –Regional reality checks –Research-policy linkages considered

6. Outputs 2.Better understanding of how to take agenda forward in IDRC and DFID research programmes 3.Options for new partnerships and funding modalities explored 4.Better understanding of research capacity 5.Stronger networks of researchers

7. Why IDRC? IDRC´s Strategic Framework: women continue to be the most systematically excluded Gender to be mainstreamed in all programmes Supporting Inclusive Growth program (2010-15) –Mainstreams gender –Programming on womens economic empowerment www.idrc.ca/EN/Programs/Social_and_Economic_Policy/Supportin g_Inclusive_Growth/Pages/default.aspx

8. Why IDRC? (2) SIG program – research that facilitates growth with decent jobs, labour market dynamics enhance small and medium sized enterprise development, entrepreneurship, and innovation In 2012 launch of WEE - global research initiative on women´s economic empowerment, to provide cutting-edge policy advice and strengthen research capacity

9. Why DFID? DFID Business Plan: Wealth Creation; Girls & Women Strategic Vision for Girls & Women (2011): deliver results for women & girls; stop poverty before it starts; strengthening economic assets Growth Research: Huddle consultations on labour markets and PSD research; WEcEmp (end 2010) – identified gender dimensions Private Enterprise Development in LICs research programme with CEPR: gender integrated (Nov 2011) Growth and Labour Markets research programme with IZA: gender sub-theme (Paris, 30 Jan 2012) WB impact of legal reform on womens economic opportunities (2011) Gender synthesis of portfolio (2011)

10. Why DFID? (2) Policy-relevant research questions LIC focus Research uptake/use of research to inform evidence-based policy and programmes Research with impact Capacity building of southern researchers, including women researchers Mandate to integrate gender analysis across research portfolio + targeted gender research

11. Why you? Opportunity to shape the research agenda Bring different perspectives – geographical, disciplinary, policy, research… Bring deep knowledge of evidence base Bring huge expertise in a range of research methodologies and the challenges faced Create fresh ideas for new research initiatives and partnerships

12. Thursday Sessions 09.30-11.30Setting scene 11:30-11.45Break 11.45-13.30Labour markets 13:30-14.30Lunch 14.30-15.30Womens enterprise 15.30-15.45Break 15.45-17.00Research funding DFID

13. Friday Sessions … building on Thursday 09.00-10.30Dev. a research agenda 10:30-10.45Break 10.45-12.15Regional priorities 12:15-13.30Lunch 13.30-15.00Research funding 15.00-15.15Break 15.15-16.30Conclusions & follow up

14. Our Approach Build understanding, consensus towards outputs Based on papers/ inputs + experiences Process –Presentations –Plenary discussions –Group Activities Record of discussions –Plenary ~ audio –Groups ~ your flip chart notes –Copies at end of workshop ~ website

15. Ground rules?

16. Who we are Name and organisation Your questions – one Q per A5 sheet

17. Select your groups … … in coffee break Write your name on the flip chart for group you would like to join Session 3 - Labour markets (x 3 groups) Session 4 - Womens enterprise (x 4 groups) Can I have short discussion at the break with all the presenters for today please

18. Session 2: setting the scene Paper on WEE by Prof Naila Kabeer Objective: Rationale for further research in WEE - opening up discussion Outputs: –Concepts, debates, controversies clarified –Evidence, gaps, research questions identified Process: –Presentation –Discussant - Lindi Hlanze –Q&A –Group Activity

19. Group discussion Working in your table groups Outputs: 1.Concepts, debates, controversies ~ salient points 2.Evidence, gaps, research questions so far List your points on two flip charts Put your flips up at the back of the room for all to read in the break You have 25 minutes

20. Session 3: Labour markets Objective: Develop themes on labour markets Outputs: –Concepts, debates, controversies clarified –Evidence, gaps, research questions identified Process: –Presentations x3 James Heintz: macro economics, gender and labour markets Ashwini Deshpande: gender, labour markets and self employment Xiao Yuan Dong: labour and inclusive growth –Group Activity x 3 groups

21. Group discussion Working in your chosen group Outputs: 1.Concepts, debates, controversies 2.Evidence, gaps, research questions so far List your points on two flip charts Elect one person to read your flip charts in plenary You have 30 minutes

22. Session 4: Womens enterprise Objective: Develop themes on womens enterprise Outputs: –Concepts, debates, controversies clarified –Evidence, gaps, research questions identified Process: –Presentations x 2 Susan Joekes (DCED) Mary Hallward-Dreiemier (WB) –Group Activity x 4 groups

23. Group discussion Working in the your chosen group Outputs: 1.Concepts, debates, controversies 2.Evidence, gaps, research questions so far List your points on two flip charts Elect one person to read your flip charts in plenary You have 20 minutes

24. Session 5: Research funding Objective: Explore DFIDs new research programmes Outputs: –Aware of themes of PEDL and IZA –PEDL and IZA research agenda informed from gender perspective Process: –Presentations x2 Chris Woodruff PEDL David Lam/Janneke Pieters IZA –Q&A after each presentation