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Thursday, 5 de February de 2026Wilson Hernández’s opinion on the impact of the spate of organised crime in the country. Via The New Humanitarian
According to Wilson Hernandez, “a weak Peruvian state, the rising availability of guns, and an abundance of illicit opportunities have allowed criminals to thrive and diversify activities”. Our Adjunct Researcher shares his views on the spate of crime across the country and its impact on communities, especially the most vulnerable. Read the full article in […]
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Tuesday, 3 de February de 2026
Lorena Alcázar will be a speaker at a UNRISD event on the role of care systems in poverty eradication and social justice in LAC
Although care is increasingly recognized as a fundamental pillar of social development, significant challenges remain in how care and support systems are conceived, discussed, and implemented in poverty eradication and social justice agendas. In the context of the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64), UNRISD brings together experts, policymakers, and civil society […]
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Wednesday, 10 de December de 2025
¿Qué hemos aprendido del estudio longitudinal Niños del Milenio en el Perú? Nuevos hallazgos y desafíos pendientes (2018-2025)
Niños del Milenio, conocido internacionalmente como Young Lives, es una investigación de largo plazo que estudia cómo cambian la pobreza y las oportunidades de niñas, niños y jóvenes en países de ingresos bajos y medios. Durante más de dos décadas, el estudio ha seguido de cerca a dos grupos en el Perú: quienes tenían alrededor […]
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Saturday, 29 de November de 2025
Towards Comprehensive Care Systems for Gender Equity in Latin America: Evidence and Lessons from the Collaborative Research-Action Fund
In 2023, the Collaborative Research-Action Fund was launched to promote care policies and systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its purpose is to generate rigorous and applied evidence to build or sustain public care policies. It is based on partnerships among governments, academia, and civil society, with a feminist approach. The Fund is funded […]
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Friday, 28 de November de 2025
Edutainment, Savings and Empowerment in Rural Areas of Peru
This paper presents the results of a randomized five-episode soap opera that promotes prosavings attitudes, trust in financial institutions and female empowerment among women from poor, rural areas of the Peruvian highlands. Using administrative bank data, the results show a significant increase in savings balances 1.5 and 2 years after the intervention concluded, as well […]
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Monday, 27 de October de 2025
GRADE researchers participate in the 2025 Southern Voice conference
Our Senior Researchers Lorena Alcázar, Gabriela Guerrero, and Vanessa Rojas are in São Paulo to participate in the Southern Voice Network Conference. Today, Vanessa took part in a parallel session that addressed the interconnected dimensions of gender, economic, and racial inequality. This afternoon, Lorena will participate in a parallel session focused on creating a fair, […]
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Friday, 17 de October de 2025
Vanessa Rojas joined a peer learning workshop on gender-transformative care systems and policies – W20
On October 10, our principal investigator Vanessa Rojas participated in a South-South peer learning workshop on gender-transformative care systems and policies. This session was held in the run-up to the Women20 Summit in South Africa. The meeting was organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Global Alliance for Care, in partnership with […]
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Tuesday, 30 de September de 2025
Gender Gaps in the Performance of Small Firms: Evidence from Urban Peru
Este documento estima la brecha de género en el rendimiento de las empresas en Perú utilizando datos representativos tanto de empresas formales como informales. En promedio, las empresas informales dirigidas por mujeres tienen menores ventas, productividad laboral y beneficios en comparación con sus homólogas dirigidas por hombres, con diferencias más pronunciadas cuando se controlan los […]
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Friday, 13 de June de 2025
Wilson Hernández will be discuss the role of STI in the fight against citizen insecurity
Our Adjunct Researcher Wilson Hernández will be one of the speakers at an upcoming international symposium on the role of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in the fight against citizen insecurity. The event, organized by the National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (Concytec), aims to generate key tools in the fight against organized crime […]
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Wednesday, 4 de June de 2025
Vanessa Rojas will be a speaker at a National Institute of Mental Health “HD – HN” meeting
Our Senior Research and coordinator of the qualitative component of the Young Lives study Vanessa Rojas will be a speaker at the meeting Mental health today: innovation, evidence and action in the face of new challenges, held by the National Institute of Mental Health “Honorio Delgado – Hideyo Noguchi”, from June 9 to 13. Vanessa […]
