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Gender equality

Blog series

Inclusive and sustainable economic growth is not possible without gender parity. This blog series takes an inter-disciplinary lens and presents ideas for empowerment.

Blog posts in this series

Woman voting at a polling station during Pakistan's national elections

Gender equality

Where are the women voters? Insights from Pakistan’s 2024 elections

Ethiopian migrant workers in line at Bole International Airport

Gender equality

Gender and formality as determiners of labour migration from Ethiopia

Commercial Bank of Ethioipia lobby

Gender equality

Is discrimination in access to capital behind gender gaps in business in Ethiopia?

Ketki Sheth, Shanthi Manian

Woman holds baby near makeshift tents in Gaza

Gender equality

Why conflict hurts women most and the need for coordinated interventions

Mother holds child while health worker administers an immunisation shot

Gender equality

Women and health in India

A woman stands behind a sitting man next to a cistern and a mural on a temporary shelter showing a dripping tap with a caption reading in Arabic "Water = Life", at the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan.

Gender equality

How religion can encourage women to conserve water in Jordan

Giulia Buccione, Camilla Sacchetto, Salma Shaheen

A woman sewing a pillow cover with a machine in Pakistan.

Gender equality

What prevents women’s labour force participation in Pakistan?

Sakina Shibuya, Zunia Saif Tirmazee

Women bricklayers repair bridge in Bangladesh

Gender equality

Paternalistic gender discrimination: Evidence from labour markets in Bangladesh

Nina Caroline Buchmann, Carl Meyer, Colin D. Sullivan

Women in public transport in Lahore

Gender equality

Empowering women through urban transport: Lessons from Lahore

Hina Amber, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Ayesha Hussain

Woman sells tomatoes

Gender equality

The gendered impacts of COVID-19 on Uganda's skilled workers

Livia Alfonsi, Mary Namubiru, Sara Spaziani

Woman casting her ballot

Gender equality

Improving women's political representation: Insights from Sierra Leone

Naasey Addoba Kanko Arthur, Andrés Felipe Rodríguez, Niccolò Meriggi, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Katherine E Casey

Mid-day school meal

Gender equality

Nutritional penalty of motherhood: Can midday meals also save mothers of the children that receive them?

FARC combatants in demobilisation camp

Gender equality

From war to economic reintegration: The challenges for women ex-combatants in Colombia

Janine Aguilera Mesa

Woman fishing in Satkhira

Gender equality

Sustainable fishing and women's labour in the blue economy

Allegra Saggese

Woman setting red chili

Gender equality

Women economic empowerment is key to Pakistan's development

Photo by Getty Images

Gender equality

How mobile money can empower women: Evidence from Africa

Mphatso Kumwenda

Kenya Women Solar Energy

Gender equality

How clean energy can empower women in rural communities

Sanjana Srivastav

Gender equality

Gender equality through secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa

Gender equality

Addressing gender-based violence through public health: Evidence from India

Gender equality

Progressing female labour force participation in Bangladesh

Ashfaqul Chowdhury

Gender equality

Gender and public service provision: Evidence from Sierra Leone

Laura Montenbruck

Gender equality

The gender imbalances in Ethiopia’s dairy value chains

Bart Minten, Seneshaw Tamru

Gender equality

She wins: Electing women in ethnically divided societies

Arindam Banerjee, Sayan Banerjee, Charles Hankla, Kunal Singh, Anjali Thomas

Gender equality

Where are African women in climate change policy?

Gender equality

Targeting teenagers to bridge the gender gap in education

Gender equality

Barriers for women in economics: A review of recent findings

Ondine Berland, Oliver Harman, Ninon Moreau-Kastler

Gender equality

How cleaner cookstoves and fuels could benefit women’s health and the environment

Nikita Sharma, Siobhan McDonough

Gender equality

India’s rising unpaid care crisis: Prioritising social protection investments for inclusive economic growth

Namrata Saraogi

Gender equality

Leaders and citizens: Women’s political participation in India

Nalini Gulati, Ella Spencer

Gender equality

Building back better: Fostering gender equality in Bangladeshi readymade garment industry

Gender equality

Women's employment during the pandemic in Ghana: A tale of vulnerability and resilience

James Dzansi, Minki Kim, David Lagakos, Henry Telli

Gender equality

Barriers faced by women in labour market participation: Evidence from Pakistan

Sarah Xu, Vaishali Jain, Harmalah Khan, Katherine Vyborny

Gender equality

The pandemic’s gendered impact on livelihoods and wellbeing: Evidence from India

Farzana Afridi, Amrita Dhillon, Sanchari Roy

Gender equality

Matter of mobility: Barriers to women’s work and education, and the dangers at home

Gender equality

Has COVID-19 exacerbated gender inequalities in Pakistan?

Gender equality

How is COVID-19 affecting gender inequality in low-income countries? Insights from Sierra Leone

Madison Levine, Niccolò Meriggi, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Vasudha Ramakrishna, Maarten Voors

Gender equality

The gendered impacts of COVID-19 in Mozambique: Challenges and way forward

Gender equality

Energy and empowerment in Lebanon: Impact of reliable energy supply in changing women’s lives

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