Strengthening Employment and Family Planning through STEM Career Support in India

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J-PAL evaluation summary; ongoing study · J-PAL

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Bundled Gynecological Counseling Intervention

"In 2026, some women will also be randomly offered a visit with a gynecologist and a contraceptive counseling session to help them more easily access reproductive health care."

DeepTech Integrated Skill Signaling

"DeepTech participants learn technical skills like programming languages alongside soft skills in communication, resume writing, interviewing, and professional etiquette. The program also awards merit certificates to top performers to strengthen signaling to employers."

Economic Autonomy and Reproductive Agency Link

"Increasing women's access to high quality jobs could help shift this by strengthening their influence within the household, giving them greater control over resources to purchase contraceptives, and expanding their ability to move freely and seek care privately."

Intimate Partner Backlash Risk

"It also considers potential unintended consequences, including household backlash to women's economic independence in the form of increased intimate partner violence."

Marital and Fertility Trajectory Shifts

"Better job opportunities may also open up life trajectories that were preferred but previously out of reach, such as choosing to have fewer children to pursue a career."

Multidimensional Female Empowerment Metrics

"For women, the surveys will also measure empowerment outcomes, such as whether they have a bank account in their name, their confidence, their role in household decision-making, and their spouses' views on gender roles at home and in the workplace."