Practical tools and frameworks for measuring agency in women’s economic empowerment

This practitioner-led brief explores diverse techniques for measuring agency within women's economic empowerment (WEE) programmes. 

Examining frameworks and tools used to capture aspects like decision-making and control, it provides learnings, good practices and challenges.

Highlighting the importance of contextual awareness and ethical data collection, this guide supports more effective WEE programme design.

This brief is relevant for a wide spectrum of audiences, from those already dedicated to agency as a topic to those just now considering how to adopt elements of agency measurement, and it provides guidance on what indicators and questions are relevant. It will provide frameworks and tools that have been tried and tested, with insights on learnings, good practices, and challenges. Our goal is to provide tips and lessons on how agency can be captured.