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Research update
09 January 2026
When do cash transfers empower women?

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Kate Orkin has published an article with Mahreen Mahmud (University of Exeter) and Emma Riley (University of Michigan) exploring how a cash transfer and an aspirations workshop with Kenyan women helped to reduce intimate partner violence and faciltiated their control of household resources.

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Kate Orkin has co-authored a chapter on the psychological impact of cash transfers in The Handbook of Social Protection: Evidence and New Directions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (MIT Press). 

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When do cash transfers empower women?

Kate Orkin has published an article exploring the impact of cash transfers and aspirations workshops on Kenyan women.

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