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In an influential article published nearly three decades ago, Amartya Sen noted that over 100 million women were missing.
In 2015, Kenya made history by enacting the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act. This landmark legislation, the result of years of advocacy from civil society and committed Members of…
The last time governments around the world gathered to put women’s rights front and center was in 1995, during the Fourth World Conference on Women, convened by the United Nations in Beijing,…
More and more evidence is emerging on the risks that the COVID-19 pandemic is putting on women’s economic and financial security. Not only are female-dominated sectors heavily affected by the…
Childcare matters for the economic participation of men and women alike. Without it, parents of young children would not be able to join the labor force. However, as those who carry out the bulk…
In 38 countries, women can still be fired for being pregnant
The economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound detrimental effect for most people around the world. Yet, it has impacted men and women differently. The pandemic has…
In a recent paper, we our researchers use Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data to explore gender gaps in the incidence of land and housing property among married couples, and the factors…
During this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the Word Bank’s Women, Business and the Law team and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) are raising…
Ahead of this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, we ask what about women with disabilities? Employment rates of women with disabilities are the lowest compared to…
