Luca Pesando, McGill University

Research

Gender Technology Mobile phones Development Women's status Power Low- and middle-income countries Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Latest funding

Harnessing the power of digital technology to advance women's status across low- and middle-income countries
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$47,856

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Harnessing the power of digital technology to advance women's status across low- and middle-income countries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Pesando, Luca Maria

Keywords: Gender; Technology; Mobile phones; Development; Women's status; Power; Low- and middle-income countries; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Intimate partner violence; COVID-19

$47,856

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Gender Dear Professor Pesando, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gender connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Harnessing the power of digital technology to advance women's status across low- and middle-income countries" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]