Entrepreneurship Database collects global data every other year comparing male and female entrepreneurs. The latest edition covers 95 economies from 2014-2022. It shows that men outnumber women as…

Frederic Meunier, Asya Akhlaque, Heidi Stensland Warren |

Economic gender-disaggregated data reveals inequalities between women and men, helping us to get a clearer picture of the challenges and disadvantages that women face at work. Learn more about the…

Ayago Wambile, Anna Tabitha Bonfert, Alina Kalle, Heather Moylan, Miriam Muller |

How would the level of aggregate output, total factor productivity, and provision of public goods be affected if governments allocated more procurement toward small firms while keeping total…

Manuel García-Santana |

While MENA has made strides in improving women and girls’ health, much more needs to be done. Understanding the impact of conflict on women and girls is critical for designing both preventive…

Fadia Saadah, Sameera Al Tuwaijri |

For women to benefit from digital financial services, policymakers must address challenges like limited financial knowledge and lack of ID. Cultural norms and technology barriers also make it…

Sharmista Appaya, Saba B. Abbas |

Almost half of Nigerians are estimated to live below the national poverty line. However, unemployment is less than 5 percent, and even when many Nigerians are working, they remain poor. Why is…

Jonathan Lain, Utz Pape |

The labor market for Bangladeshi youth presents a growing challenge amidst demographic pressures and a need for creating more and better jobs. While informal sector creates significant jobs, the…

Nicole Klingen |

Services empower women: Worldwide, 59 percent of women with jobs worked in service sectors in 2021, up from 44 percent in 2000.

Pierre Sauvé |

The blog highlights a new initiative in Uttarakhand, India, where public-private partnerships have established Centers of Excellence in technical institutes. With World Bank support, these centers…

Ambarish Ambuj, Denis Nikolaev, Meghna Sharma |

Through 21 spatial layers, the World Bank's GEEST tool evaluates women's access to employment opportunities by contextualizing and enhancing our understanding of gender dynamics in the…

Clara Ivanescu, Carolina Mayen Huerta, Anna Tabitha Bonfert |