In developed countries, public childcare programs have increased maternal employment by easing time constraints. However, their impact in lower-middle-income settings with multigenerational households...
Հայաստանը վերջին տարիներին կարեւոր առաջընթաց է ապրել գենդերային հավասարության խթանման հարցում: Այնուամենայնիվ, երկիրը օգուտներ է քաղում մարդկային օժտման, տնտեսական հնարավորությունների եւ ձայնի ու ազատ...
Armenia has made important advances in promoting gender equality in recent years. Yet the country stands to benefit from the narrowing of persistent gaps in human endowment, economic opportunity, and voice...
Armenia has made important advances in promoting gender equality in recent years. Yet the country stands to benefit from the narrowing of persistent gaps in human endowment, economic opportunity, and voice...
South Asia’s growth is on track to exceed earlier expectations, in a broad-based upturn. The region is expected to remain the fastest-growing among emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Several...
Women and men experience aging differently. Evidence from across the globe suggests that aging is not “gender-neutral”, but rather “gender-imbalanced”. Along with physical and physiological differences...
Gender equality is an urgent imperative. The world is experiencing an unprecedented set of crises with disproportionately negative impacts on women, girls, sexual and gender minorities, and marginalized...
National level institutions surpass global and regional rates in terms of female employees in Tajikistan, with MEWR almost reaching gender parity with female workforce. Shares of female managers and engineers...
Global evidence is mounting that more gender diversity in banking, including having more women in leadership, leads to better outcomes for organizations, their employees, and investors. There is increasing...
Ensuring that all girls and young women receive a quality education is their human right, a global development imperative, and a strategic priority for the World Bank. Achieving gender equality is central...
This tool suite includes tools to help your company to recruit, attract, and retain women so that you can achieve better gender balance at all levels of your workforce, from field-based operational staff...
This tool suite outlines the benefits that can come with a gender diverse supply chain and the reasons that a proactive gender-diverse supply chain policy can yield positive results. It offers strategies...
Cities flourish when all of their residents have the services, infrastructure, and support to succeed, and municipal managers are responsible for supporting these diverse stakeholders. As financial institutions...
This report focuses on the Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) for Eastern and Southern Africa (AFE) for the year FY2024-2028. RGAP supports implementation across the three strategic priorities (GBV & human...
The Ethiopia Gender Platform (EGP) of the World Bank (WB) aims to strengthen women’s empowerment outcomes across operations in its Ethiopia portfolio. It does this through a combination of technical support...
Various challenges are thought to render female-headed households (FHHs) vulnerable to poverty in the Arab region. Yet, previous studies have had mixed results and the absence of household panel survey...
Bangladesh has shown great generosity by providing shelter to around 1.1 million Displaced Rohingya People (DRP) in Cox’s Bazar district. This has placed immense strain on existing infrastructure and social...
Demographic transformations, labour shortages, and a global health crisis has prompted a critical assessment of the gendered implications of migration in Europe's social care sector. This research paper...
Benin’s labor market is characterized by a high participation rate, but with very high informality and very high underemployment. There is a substantial youth gap and gender gap in Benin with regards to...
Despite decades of economic growth, gender disparities in South Asia remain remarkably high. Although not the only one, social norms are a crucial driver of various gender outcomes, including differential...