Stephanie Psaki
Researcher at Pop Council on gender, health and education in low-income countries. Opinions are my own, but based on science.
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How to Talk about COVID-19 in Africa
Boston Review 100d 9 tweets
To ask why COVID-19 hasn't been deadlier in Africa is to suggest that more Africans should be dying. We need better questions.
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Stephanie Psaki “Good questions don’t ask why more Africans aren’t dying—they explore what officials did right now that the worst of the crisis has been deferred or avoided, and what we can learn from it.” 100d
COVID-19 and Girls' Education: What We Know So Far and What We Expect
Center For Global Development 114d 6 tweets
The potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls’ education are numerous and diverse. It’s too early for us to predict with confidence the impact of the pandemic on dropouts and longer-term outcomes. But research from previous pandemics and...
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Stephanie Psaki We don’t need to wait! “Learn from past crises and invest in no-regret policies. Make sure that girls have access to information and resources for reproductive health, social safety nets...and make targeted efforts to get girls...back in the classroom.” 114d
Population Council - Manager, GIRL Center
Recruiting.paylocity.com 323d 2 tweets
TITLE: Center Manager, GIRL CenterREPORTING TO: Director, GIRL CenterLOCATION: New York, NY OR Washington, DCJOBS SUPERVISED:    N/AASSIGNMENT LENGTH:   IndefinitePOSITION SUMMARY:    The Girl Innovation, Research & Learning Center (GIRL Center) at...
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Stephanie Psaki Its the weekend and we're hiring (again) in the #GIRLCenter ! We're looking for an energetic and passionate colleague to provide oversight and day to day management of our growing portfolio. Share in your networks or apply by March 25th 323d
Population Council - Data Analyst for the Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, Poverty, Gender and Youth Program
Recruiting.paylocity.com 338d 1 tweets
JOB TITLE:  Data Analyst for the Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center, Poverty, Gender and Youth ProgramREPORTING TO:  Director, GIRL Center LOCATION:  One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY JOBS SUPERVISED:  N/A ASSIGNMENT...
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Stephanie Psaki Are you passionate about improving the lives of adolescents around the world? Do you love data and evidence?? We're hiring a data analyst in the #GIRLCenter ! Please share with networks or apply online by March 6th 338d
The Effects of Adolescent Childbearing on Literacy and Numeracy in Bangladesh, Malawi, and Zambia
SpringerLink 455d 2 tweets
Global investments in girls’ education have been motivated, in part, by an expectation that more-educated women will have smaller and healthier families. However, in many low- and middle-income...
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Stephanie Psaki Thanks! Reviewed the lit on this topic in the background of our recent paper on effects of childbearing on skills: One of few causal papers (I know of) from LMICs finds birth➡️more schooling in Mexico b/c of social assistance: 344d
Is the Baby to Blame? An Inquiry into the Consequences of Early Childbearing: Policy Research Working Papers
Elibrary.worldbank.org 344d 1 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki Thanks! Reviewed the lit on this topic in the background of our recent paper on effects of childbearing on skills: One of few causal papers (I know of) from LMICs finds birth➡️more schooling in Mexico b/c of social assistance: 344d
PsakileadsGIRLCenter | Population Council
Popcouncil.org 502d 2 tweets
Stephanie Psaki is new Director of the Population Council's GIRL Center.
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Stephanie Psaki Excited to take over the role of #GIRLCenter Director , and grateful for the work of and many others to build this vision over the last few years. 502d
Measuring Human Capital
Openknowledge.worldbank.org 709d 9 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki A global learning data set - yippee!! This is the most exciting thing I've heard in a while. Thanks #RISEDC2019 584d
Beyond Getting Girls in School: Addressing Unfinished Business to Achieve Women’s Equality
Center For Global Development 599d 14 tweets
Over the past two decades tremendous progress has been made to improve girls’ access to schooling. Data on learning similarly shows that gender gaps are closing or largely closed. Yet education systems are still failing to meet one important...
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Stephanie Psaki Join us today at 4pm ET or online to talk about what comes next in achieving gender equality and improving adult outcomes with 587d
Powering Progress in Girls’ Education | Population Council
Popcouncil.org 649d 9 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki Are you on the girls’ education map?#GIRLCenter is building an open access database of global work in girls’ education to accelerate partnership and innovation. Take a look and share your feedback: #CIES2019 647d
A Simpler Way to Communicate Learning Gains
Impact Evaluations 698d 7 tweets
"In 2016, 61 million children of primary school age...were not in school, along with 202 million children of secondary school age." That's a tragic number, and it's also a concrete image. While we may have trouble envisioning 61 million children, we...
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Stephanie Psaki Can't wait to dive into this paper by and Fei Yuan (when do you two sleep?) and learn more so we can communicate clearly about learning gains from policies and interventions: via 698d
Thanks to education, global fertility could fall faster than expected
The Economist 723d 23 tweets
The world’s population in 2100 could be no higher than it is today
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Stephanie Psaki Fertility might fall... but it might not if we don’t improve the quality of education. Stay tuned for results from our systematic review ⁦⁩ with ⁦⁩ on this exact question! ⁦⁩ 722d
GIRL Center Insights Collections | Population Council
Popcouncil.org 935d 4 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki Excited to share the first #GIRLCenter Insights Collection highlighting recent evidence on HIV and adolescents, curated by experts , Lung Vu, and . Check it out and let us know what you think! 933d
Do free school uniforms help children stay in school?
Nasikiliza 955d 8 tweets
Children in uniform in (clockwise from top left) Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Ghana. Photos: World Bank
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Stephanie Psaki Interesting post by Mũthoni Ngatia and on provision of school uniforms to improve education. Take-away: providing uniforms can improve access and attendance, but may not have longer-term effects on retention and learning. 951d
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Www4.recruitingcenter.net 960d 1 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki We're hiring ! We're launching an exciting new project to better link evidence and practice in girls' education globally, and are looking for an energetic recent Masters graduate to join the team 960d
Careers | Population Council
Popcouncil.org 1236d 8 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki We’re hiring! Looking for a great candidate to join the #GIRLCenter as a Research Analyst based NY. Apply online if you’re interested! 977d
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Stephanie Psaki Looking to work in research on adolescent girls, and be surrounded by passionate and smart colleagues? We're hiring NY! We're looking for several interns and one full-time entry-level staff member - apply online! 618d
Family Planning: A Basic Women’s Human Right
Nytimes.com 986d 3 tweets
Readers agree with an editorial saying that abstinence-only sex education does not work.
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Stephanie Psaki Great letter to the Editor by my colleague Nicole Haberland on the dangers of promoting abstinence-only education, which has been proven not to work. 985d
Who perpetrates violence against children? A systematic analysis of age-specific and sex-specific data
BMJ Paediatrics Open 1074d 3 tweets
Objective The epidemiology of violence against children is likely to differ substantially by sex and age of the victim and the perpetrator. Thus far, investment in effective prevention strategies has been hindered by lack of clarity in the burden of...
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Stephanie Psaki Important new research on violence against children globally - most common perpetrators are household members, peers at school, and intimate partners for girls. 1066d
Measuring Gender Equality in Education Globally | Population Council
Popcouncil.org 1131d 5 tweets
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Stephanie Psaki Excited to share our new study out in #PDRjournal - we found that gender parity in school enrollment is not translating into gender parity in learning in many countries. What are the consequences for future generations? #GIRLCenter 1131d