Inequality and Shared Prosperity

How Ghana Is Improving Learning For Every Child

Good teachers are the most important driver of learning. Through the GALOP project, Ghana is empowering teachers with a structured program, providing them with lesson plans, learning materials,…

Anna Bjerde|
Education, Inequality and Shared Prosperity

From glass ceilings to concrete walls: Exploring gender disparities in urban property ownership, wealth, and taxation

A recent World Bank note sheds light on property ownership and taxation patterns in São Paulo, Brazil, and provides valuable evidence of the persistent disparities that women face in owning…

Thiago Scot, Tatiana Flores, Davi Moura, Javier Feinmann, Roberto Hsu Rocha|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Poverty

Over one thousand stories about racism in Bolivia

The II National Short Story Contest "My Soul Has No Color" is a World Bank initiative to promote new and safe spaces for debate on racism.

Ericka Nogales|
Inequality and Shared Prosperity

What’s in the waste? Plastics threaten Pakistan's mighty Indus

An overwhelming 40 percent of the total solid waste found in the Indus River and along its banks is plastic.

Rahat Jabeen, Mahwish Bukhari|
Climate Change, Environment, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Water

CIWA launches male champion forum to transform gender inequalities in transboundary waters

Since 2020, the Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) Partnership has scaled up its efforts to promote gender equality through high-impact, targeted initiatives to tackle gender…

Ai-Ju Huang, Ellen Hagerman|
Agriculture and Food, Climate Change, Environment, Gender, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Water
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Inequality and Shared Prosperity