Addressing the economic challenges of COVID-19 in developing countries

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  Overcoming barriers to access and agency for women... Shubhranka Mondal

  Despite various policies aimed at fostering women entrepreneurship in India, few women-led businesses reach the same scale as their male counterparts. Traditional gender roles...

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  Coping with shocks: Resilience in Ethiopia’s...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgbI7uYm3n8&t=3s Ethiopia’s industrial exports depend on the ready-made garment industry mostly located in industrial parks. In addition to...

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  How clean energy can empower women in rural communities Sanjana Srivastav

  Developing a gender-inclusive clean energy sector can empower women in rural communities as both consumers and producers of clean energy and help facilitate the transition...

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  Gender equality through secondary education in... Mathilde Sage

  Early marriage and pregnancy can be detrimental to women’s health, agency, and labour market outcomes. However, compelling evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shows that...

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  Progressing female labour force participation in... Ashfaqul Chowdhury

  Despite impressive achievements in schooling and microfinance for women, Bangladesh still has low female labour force participation. Data from rural Bangladesh suggests that...

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  Trading up: Harnessing the AfCFTA for growth in Uganda Lawrence Edwards , Harriet Conron

  The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents a promising offer of continent-wide market access for Uganda. However, these gains are not guaranteed, and the...

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