10 years of iDSI, Britain's New Labour Government, and Gendered Advice
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10 Years of the international Decision Support Initiative
The international Decision Support Initiative (iDSI), a global network of health experts, has been helping countries set smart priorities for health spending over the past decade. To celebrate this work, CGD, secretariat of iDSI, put together some highlights from our partners below. We also invite you to check out our special priority-setting event.
Britain's New Labour Government
The UK election results are in. The new government has pledged to reconnect Britain with the world, but how? Ian Mitchell sets out how newly appointed Development Minister Anneliese Dodds and Foreign Secretary David Lammy can rebuild the UK’s approach to development and what they should prioritize during their first few months in office:
The Supply of Advice Is Gendered
Surveying a large sample of policymakers, Ranil Dissanayake and fellow researchers uncover that women are systematically less likely to volunteer advice to senior decision-makers than men. Because of this, the researchers warn, leaders are getting too little input from the women in their organizations, and aren’t getting the most out of the full set of experts and advisers they employ: