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McFarlane involved in Gates Foundation-funded research in Pakistan

Judith McFarlane with a group of Pakistani women.

Since 2017, Judith McFarlane, PhD, has been the technical advisor on a five-year, three-arm, cluster randomized controlled trial in Pakistan, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, titled β€œPreventing Family Violence and Empowering Poor Women with Couples Life Skills Building and Cash Transfer.”

The trial compares a 12-week economic skill-building program offered only to women, a 12-week economic skill building program offered to couples, and a $15-monthly government cash transfer only program. This innovative research involving men to empower women is the first of its kind in Pakistan.

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