Research

What expands a woman's ability to act?

Neni develops accessible research and analysis examining how education, skills, work, income, relationships, policies, and institutions shape women's choices.

Our approach

Clear questions. Plain language. Practical use.

We study the relationships among education, skills, work, income, institutions, and choice, and we write about them in language people can actually use.

Our research is written for practitioners, policymakers, funders, employers, and the women and girls the work is about. Findings inform how our programs are designed and adapted in each community.

Lines of inquiry

What we examine

Five connected lenses help us understand where pathways open, where they narrow, and what can make opportunity more reachable.

01

Education and continuity

How schooling, interruption, re-entry, and continued learning shape the options a woman can act on.

02

Skills and credentials

How training and credentials connect — or fail to connect — to work that pays and advances.

03

Work and income

How paid experience, earnings, and progression change what a woman is able to choose.

04

Institutions and systems

How employers, schools, public agencies, laws, policies, and community institutions widen or narrow the pathway between learning and earning.

05

Relationships and networks

How mentorship, trust, and access to people with information affect what opportunities become reachable.

Collaborate

Turn knowledge into pathways that work.

We welcome collaboration with researchers, practitioners, employers, and funders examining education, workforce systems, economic opportunity, and women's agency.