Gender Equality

Legal reforms to protect women at home and at work in São Tomé and Príncipe

Recently published Women, Business and the Law (WBL) brief “Legal Reforms to Protect Women at Home and at Work in São Tomé and Príncipe,” investigates how reform efforts resulted in the…

Natália Mazoni Silva Martins, Claudia Corminales|
Education, Fragility Conflict and Violence, Gender, Governance

How to amplify awareness and build capacity for women-friendly public transport?

To make public transport more women-friendly, one key priority is to educate transport workers and decisionmakers about the specific mobility needs of women and about the challenges they may face…

Mitali Nikore, Sarah Natasha, Gerald Ollivier|
Gender, Governance, Social Sustainability and Inclusion, Transport, Urban Development

GovTech and Gender Equity: Why it matters?

When it comes to digital skills and careers, women lag behind men across the world. As governments implement GovTech solutions, care should be taken to remove gender biases.

Kimberly Johns, João Ricardo Vasconcelos, Navroop Sahdev, Satya Brata Das, Sangita Gazi|
Digital Development, Governance

Benefits of engaging men in women’s economic empowerment programs: Insights from rural Tunisia

This blog presents the results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Tunisia of a program that aimed to address not only women’s financial and human capital constraints but also some of…

Jules Gazeaud, Nausheen Khan, Eric Mvukiyehe, Olivier Sterck|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Gender, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Reducing the prevalence of gender-based violence in Europe and Central Asia requires changing the norms that support it

To reduce the prevalence of gender-based violence across Europe and Central Asia, countries will need to grapple with the regressive gender norms underpinning discrimination against women and…

Anna Bjerde|
Gender