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…

Economic policies over past years and decades have had negative impacts on living standards, the private sector and the environment, driving a deep crisis that is hitting ordinary Pakistanis…

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,…

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…

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.

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

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…

Having access to a home is one of the major challenges to reduce poverty and protect people’s safety and quality of life. In Colombia, around 3.7 million households (more than a quarter of the…

Higher ethnic fractionalization may harm only the relatively small firms while benefitting the relatively large ones or leaving them unaffected. Our latest blog shed light on implications for…

A more stable, equitable, and sustainable food system is needed to connect the world’s 600 million farms with its 8 billion consumers, and capitalize on the ability to both feed the hungry while…