Documents et rapports

Impact des Mesures d’Inclusion Productive dans les Filets Sociaux Adaptatifs au Niger (français)

Breaking the Cycle of Intimate-partner Violence : Harm Reduction by Engaging Men in the Democratic Republic of Congo (anglais)

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem and a widespread issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where nationally more than one third of women have reported experiencing physical or...

Scalable Solutions to Close Gender Gaps in Nigeria (anglais)

Faster and more inclusive growth is needed for Nigeria to make significant progress towards reducing poverty. Addressing the sizable gender gaps and the drivers that undermine women’s economic empowerment...

Investing to Unlock the Potential of Nigeria’s Women Farmers (anglais)

Gender gaps in agricultural productivity in Nigeria are estimated to cost the economy at least 2.3 billion annually, and more when accounting for spillovers to other sectors (World Bank 2022). The Government...

Gender Gaps in Agriculture Productivity and Public Spending in Nigeria (anglais)

Women farmers produce 30 percent less per hectare than their male counterparts. Among various factors, there are three key drivers of gender gaps in agriculture productivity in Nigeria: women use fewer...

Policy Solutions to Close Gender Gaps in the Agriculture Sector in Nigeria (anglais)

Substantial gender gaps exist in labor force participation and productivity in the agriculture sector in Nigeria. Closing the gender productivity gap in agriculture could lead to sizable gains in the Nigerian...

Improving Mental Health and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Survivors of Violence : Impact Evaluation of Narrative Exposure Therapy in Eastern DRC (anglais)

This report will: measure the causal impact of narrative exposure therapy (NET) on three sets of outcomes: (i) mental health outcomes: PTSD (HTQ-16) and depression and anxiety (HCL-25), (ii) economic empowerment...

Final Evaluation Report of Benin’s Youth Employment Project (anglais)

The labor force in Benin is young, predominantly rural and working in the informal sector (81 percent of the population is self-employed). While unemployment is low (only 0.7 percent in the strict ILO...

Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria (anglais)

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and largest economy. Its abundance of natural resources, large youth population, and vibrant private sector suggest that it has the potential to be a global economic...

Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria : Executive Summary (Vol. 2) (anglais)

Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and largest economy. Its abundance of natural resources, large youth population, and vibrant private sector suggest that it has the potential to be a global economic...

Diagnostic sur l’Autonomisation Économique des Femmes en RDC : Obstacles et Opportunités (français)

Ce rapport vise à identifier les obstacles qui freinent l’émancipation économique des femmes en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et à identifier des approches prometteuses pour réduire les inégalités...

Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities (anglais)

The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women’s economic empowerment in the DRC and identify promising entry points to unbind these constraints. This report makes three core contributions...

Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities (anglais)

The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women’s economic empowerment in the DRC and identify promising entry points to unbind these constraints. This report makes three core contributions...

Pathways out of Extreme Poverty : Tackling Psychosocial and Capital Constraints with a Multi-faceted Social Protection Program in Niger (anglais)

This paper analyzes a four-arm randomized evaluation of a multi-faceted economic inclusion intervention delivered by the Government of Niger to female beneficiaries of a national cash transfer program...

Rising to the Challenge : Nigeria's COVID Response (anglais)

This report highlights how the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis has impacted Nigeria’s economy. In 2020, Nigeria’s economy is expected to experience its deepest recession since the 1980s due to the COVID-19-related...

Engaging Men to Transform Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate-Partner Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (anglais)

Over a third of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have experienced physical or sexual intimate-partner violence (IPV) in the past year (2013-2014 DHS). In this context, the Africa Gender...

Engaging Men to Transform Inequitable Gender Attitudes and Prevent Intimate Partner Violence : A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial in North and South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (anglais)

Globally, one in three women worldwide report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. The study objective was to understand the effectiveness of Engaging Men through Accountable...

Les Benefices de la Parite : Liberons le Potentiel de l'Entrepreneuriat Feminin en Afrique (français)

Les femmes jouent un rôle majeur dans les économies d’Afrique subsaharienne. Il s’agit de la seule région au monde où les femmes constituent la majorité des travailleuses indépendantes. Néanmoins, plusieurs...

Profiting from Parity : Unlocking the Potential of Women's Businesses in Africa (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main Report (anglais)

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42 percent of the non-agricultural labor force classified as self-employed or employers. Yet most entrepreneurs...

Profiting from Parity : Unlocking the Potential of Women's Businesses in Africa (Vol. 2 of 2) : Executive Summary (anglais)

Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42 percent of the non-agricultural labor force classified as self-employed or employers. Yet most entrepreneurs...