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Dileni Gunewardena

@dilenigun.bsky.social

University of Peradeniya, #srilanka academic, @pepnetwork.bsky.social PEP Research Fellow, former @brookings.edu Global Echidna Scholar and American University @aupgae.bsky.social scholar and gender and development economist.

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Check out the special issue of Journal of Agrarian Change "The Legacy of Carmen Diana Deere: Gender, Households, and Market Integration." It showcases the work of scholars developing concepts and data that Carmen Diana pioneered and is open access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14710366...

22.01.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Age of Discord: Fragmented politics and unhinged discourse Today I attended in New York, at Columbia University (which still looks a bit like a fortress because of the students protests that took place there about 1.5 years ago) a conference at the occasion o...

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13.09.2025 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This aged very well - proud to say I am now leading a large research effort to analyse time use as well as collect new data on the care economy - to contribute to policies that will help Sri Lanka recognize, reduce and redistribute unpaid care work with better rewards, representation and resilience.

28.05.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time use by #gender is a key information and knowledge gap for economic analysis - Dileni Gunewardena #pepconf2017

14.06.2017 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWomen are essential workers; but they are essential in two places at the same time.” - @PikaGoldin

22.07.2020 00:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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gei-in-research.pep-net.org

29.03.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@pepnetwork.bsky.social @mmeurs.bsky.social @aupgae.bsky.social

25.03.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) online training

At a time when global public goods related to gender equality and inclusion are under threat, here is one that is thriving, thanks to IDRC and PEP.

This course is FREE, online, self-paced, multidisciplinary and offers training in integrating GEI in research.
www.pep-net.org/programs/gen...

25.03.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) online training

At a time when global public goods promoting gender equality and inclusion (GEI) are under threat, here is one resource that is still available and thriving, thanks to IDRC/CRDI and @pepnetwork.bsky.social

www.pep-net.org/programs/gen...

25.03.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) online training

At a time when global public goods promoting gender equality and inclusion (GEI) are under threat, here is one resource that is still available and thriving, thanks to International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and @pepnetwork.bsky.social

www.pep-net.org/programs/gen...

25.03.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
IZA/FCDO GΒ²LM|LIC ONLINE Development Economics Course

conference.iza.org/GLMLIC_ONLIN...

18.03.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why the US Should Keep Funding Global Education url:https://www.cgdev.org/blog/why-us-should-keep-funding-global-education?utm_source=weekly&utm_medium=cgd_email&utm_campaign=weekly_20250219

17.03.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New org established to defend Department of Education

coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education

www.protectpubliced.org

13.02.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 154    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

So pleased about this news from my Alma Mater.

18.02.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking back at 2024 for @PEPnetwork πŸ‘‡πŸ½ https://x.com/PEPnetwork/status/1875214218401816993

04.01.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Human Capital and Gender Inequality in Middle-Income Countries: Schooling, Learning and Socioemotional Skills in the Labour Market The role of cognitive and socioemotional skills alongside education in determining people’s success in the labour market has been the topic of a growing body of research - but previous studies have mo...

www.routledge.com/Human-Capita...

18.02.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0