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While some qualitative literature suggests conflicts can create opportunities for women's employment, this large-n analysis indicates that negative mechanisms—such as post-conflict insecurity, violence, and a return to traditional gender roles—outweigh potential gains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Internal armed conflict is associated with a negative change in women's labour rights in the aftermath of conflict, specifically during the conflict itself and for a post-conflict period of up to five years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The negative impact on women's labour rights is persistent, remaining significant when the post-conflict period is extended to ten years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While both minor conflicts and wars negatively affect women's labour rights, ongoing internal wars have a larger negative impact on the level of these rights than minor internal conflicts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The intensity of the conflict (whether it is a minor conflict or a war) does not significantly affect the change in women's labour rights during the five-year post-conflict period; the mere occurrence of conflict is the decisive factor.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Higher levels of GDP per capita and women's political rights are both positively and significantly associated with strengthened labour rights for women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The relationship between internal conflict and women's labour rights is sensitive to geographic region; while negative and significant in Asia and the Middle East, the association in the Americas was positive but non-significant.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The study suggests that negative mechanisms, such as the normalization of violence and the 'male breadwinner bias' where employers prioritize male employment, outweigh potential positive ripple effects like increased female labour force participation during conflict.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Post-conflict insecurity and the relocation of gender-based violence from the public to the private sphere act as significant barriers to women's economic participation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001550#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Rwanda","Bangladesh","Sri Lanka","Cambodia","Nepal","Kosovo","Colombia","Tajikistan","Timor-Leste","Bosnia and Herzegovina","Georgia","Guatemala","Afghanistan","Liberia","Burundi","Europe","Africa","Americas"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative","panel analysis","ordered probit","pooled OLS"]},{"id":"iai-001424","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001424","title":"Draft IAI Strategic Plan","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2018-11-27","source_url":"http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/notificaciones/nt-2018-22-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Draft IAI Strategic Plan (2019–2044) establishes a 25-year roadmap to support sustainable policies in the Americas through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research. The plan is organized into three themes: meeting the needs of member Parties, advancing a science agenda for regional sustainability, and ensuring the organizational sustainability of the IAI. Key priorities include climate action, water and food security, biodiversity conservation, and the promotion of open science and data. The IAI aims to act as a bridge between scientific research and policy-making, targeting the co-creation of knowledge and the enhancement of institutional capacities across the region.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IAI's vision is to enable a sustainable Americas that collaboratively addresses global change challenges through flexible, science-based policies and actions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The strategic plan spans 25 years (2019–2044), with individual actions planned on three- to six-year timeframes to align with the tenure of the Executive Director and evolving needs of member Parties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI emphasizes transdisciplinarity and the inclusion of underrepresented groups, such as Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and the rural poor, in research design and implementation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The science agenda focuses on several critical sustainability goals for the Americas, including food security, water security, climate action, energy security, and the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A core objective for biodiversity is to use scientific evidence to increase terrestrial, freshwater, and marine protected areas to meet Aichi Target 11.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI mandates the use of open science and open data for all sponsored research to ensure equitable access to information for governments and communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure organizational growth and sustainability, the IAI intends to attract new member Parties, specifically targeting the Caribbean Islands, and seek diverse funding sources beyond the NSF, including endowments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001424#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change","climate variability","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","biodiversity","ecosystem service","water security","food security","sustainable energy","capacity building","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Guatemala","Uruguay","United States","Brazil","Canada","Argentina","Caribbean Islands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["strategic planning"]},{"id":"iai-001425","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001425","title":"Borrador del Plan Estratégico del IAI","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2018-11-27","source_url":"http://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/notificaciones/nt-2018-22-sp.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The draft Strategic Plan (2019–2044) outlines the IAI's vision to create a sustainable and informed American continent through science-based policy. 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It proposes a three-component approach: implementing on-farm resilient practices and income diversification, establishing watershed-level water management plans and infrastructure, and removing policy barriers to strengthen agricultural extension services. 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