This Methods Note is intended to help with rigorous measurement of empowerment to better inform and design investments and improve the lives of women and girls. What gets measured matters. Given the central role of women and girls’ empowerment in development, it is vital that we measure empowerment in a meaningful way.

The purpose of this Methods Note is to provide practical guidance on how to integrate measures of empowerment into investments that strive to achieve gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment.