Ingunn Storhaug

Ingunn Storhaug
Designation: Research Assistant
Ingunn supports the production of evidence gap maps and systematic reviews on a variety of topics. Prior to this, she provided research assistance at UCL on a project relating to the effect of teacher incentives on student achievement. Ingunn holds an MSc in Social Policy and Social Research from UCL and a BA in Sociology and Social Policy from Middlesex University.

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Improving women’s empowerment through food systems and nutrition interventions

Food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition persist globally, with 783 million people facing chronic hunger in 2023. Women are particularly affected, making up 60 percent of the food-insecure population. Restrictive gender norms and inequalities further affect women’s food security, health, and rights.

Final update to living food systems E&GM: New studies address gender-transformative interventions and food loss outcomes

In our eighth and final scheduled update to 3ie’s living food systems evidence and gap map (E&GM), we add 307 new impact evaluations and eight new systematic reviews, bringing the total number of studies in the map to 3,218.

3ie's living Food Systems Evidence and Gap Map: Now expanded with social assistance and social insurance interventions

Our latest update of the living food systems evidence and gap map (E&GM) focuses on the addition of multiple new social assistance and social insurance intervention categories that we added to the map for the first time.

Assessing the effectiveness of food security and nutrition interventions on gender transformative outcomes

In 2023, 735 million individuals worldwide experienced hunger, and 258 million people across 58 countries and territories faced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels. With 60% of them comprising women, the gender gap in food insecurity continues to widen.

3ie's living Food Systems Evidence and Gap Map: Slow progress on evidence gaps, but little high-quality synthesis

In our most recent update to our living Evidence and Gap Map (E&GM) on Food Systems, we see the continuation of several trends: more evaluations of national and transnational programs; fewer evaluations of supplementation and fortification interventions; a shift toward quasi-experimental research; and a dearth of high-quality systematic reviews.