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Cheryl R. Doss is a Professor of Economics at Tufts University, specializing in gender, development economics, and agricultural economics. Her research focuses on women's empowerment, land rights, intra-household dynamics, and the gendered dimensions of agricultural productivity and resource allocation. She has contributed significantly to the development of the Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS), a tool for measuring empowerment in national surveys. Her work often integrates mixed-methods approaches to evaluate the impacts of development projects and policies on gender equity.
Dr. Doss’s research spans multiple regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, examining topics such as gender labor patterns, asset ownership disparities, and the implications of rural outmigration on household structures. She has collaborated with institutions like the CGIAR Consortium and FAO, advancing methodologies for collecting sex-disaggregated data to inform evidence-based policies. Her publications address myths surrounding the 'feminization of agriculture,' gender gaps in land ownership, and the connection between empowerment and mental health outcomes among marginalized populations.
Key themes in her work include structural transformation in rural economies, the role of collective agency in empowerment, and the intersection of feminist ethics with socio-ecological justice. She critiques mainstream economic frameworks for overlooking gendered realities and advocates for inclusive policy design that addresses both equity and efficiency.
