Project Summary
This grant was awarded through E4A’s special Call for Proposals: Approaches to Advance Gender Equity From Around the Globe. Drawing on the RE-AIM framework, the investigators are exploring the potential for deployment of the Citi-Tsao Financial Education Program, a 12-week group-based intervention, for women in the U.S. The investigators will develop detailed recommendations for the potential adaptation of this program to a low-income U.S. setting, examining implications for design modifications and targeting of beneficiaries and stakeholders.
Research Questions/Aims
- What are the key components of the interventions that are effective in South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia)?
- What are facilitators and barriers to effectiveness, as well as other relevant outcomes, related to implementation in a cross-country setting?
Actionability
- Inform general practice recommendations for policymakers and organizations addressing the financial security of women in the U.S.
Outcomes
Methodology
The researchers are employing a mixed-methods approach that includes qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. They are conducting a detailed synthesis review of the ongoing implementation and outcome evaluation studies as well as stakeholder consultations in each of the home country settings (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia). In parallel, they are conducting a logic modelling exercise to articulate the program theory of change in each setting. In the U.S., the researchers are conducting a background literature review of financial security and financial education efforts for women over 40. Combining this information, they will develop a possible program logic model tailored to the U.S. context and assess the feasibility of adapting the model across a diverse array of stakeholders by conducting a structured consultation of policy, practitioner and community actors in the U.S., as well as via a brief survey, which will leverage the Understanding America Survey (UAS) in a nationally representative sample of women (N=400).
University of Southern California
Tsao Foundation
Exploration of theory of change in the home country setting, and feasibility test of specific components in the U.S.