The Women, Business and the Law team brought together civil society and nongovernmental organizations, representatives of the private sector, and law practitioners from São Tomé and Príncipe and…

While women's entry into employment strengthens their bargaining position within the home, the impact of career advancement on their decision-making power remains puzzling. This paper…

In a recent working paper, “Missing SDG Gender Indicators”, we examine coverage of gender data in the SDG monitoring framework and find that only a third of gender related SDG data are available.…

Despite significant progress in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), women in the region continue to face numerous socio-economic disparities, such as limited access to education, healthcare,…

The World Bank-supported JEEViKA program in rural Bihar has improved women's nutrition awareness through self-help groups, notably benefiting children's health. The transformation…

The global Jobs Indicators database (JOIN) database was launched in 2019 to provide easily accessible and standardized indicators for labor market analysis with the goal of providing more reliable…

Despite progress in gender equality, women in the Western Balkans still face a higher risk of poverty. The existing social protection systems, designed to reduce poverty and foster inclusion,…

Many communities face challenges during emergencies, where language barriers and limited access to technology can exacerbate the dangers posed by disasters. Let's look at the bigger picture…

I met Mariama in her hometown of Goudiry, in the region of Tambacounda. Situated in the east of Senegal, Tambacounda is one of the country’s most impoverished, marginalized regions, with some of…

Consider the stories you’ve been told about gender – what it means to be a girl, a boy, a woman, or a man. Perhaps you were told as a young girl not to be too loud, too assertive, or too “bossy.”…