Gender equality
International Women's Day (IWD) was on 8 March 2025 and Women's History Month is in March. Our content explores work in women's rights and women's empowerment to further gender equality globally and in the countries we operate.
Last year, 77% of IGC projects included a gender dimension, with 20% focusing on gender primarily. The IGC works with policymakers to promote inclusive and sustainable growth, to which gender equality is central.
Researchers
Hina Shaikh
Senior Country Economist, Pakistan, International Growth Centre
Erica Field
Associate Professor, Duke University
Seema Jayachandran
Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Oriana Bandiera
Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Rohini Pande
Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center, Yale UniversityOur blogs on gender equality
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Are women legislators better for forest conservation?
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Connecting women entrepreneurs over WhatsApp for networking and business growth in Ghana
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Impact of employment on wellbeing: A gendered analysis from Cox’s Bazar Refugee Camps
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Where are the women voters? Insights from Pakistan’s 2024 elections
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Why conflict hurts women most and the need for coordinated interventions
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How religion can encourage women to conserve water in Jordan
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How mobile money can empower women: Evidence from Africa
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Where are African women in climate change policy?
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Nutritional penalty of motherhood: Can midday meals also save mothers of the children that receive them?
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Improving women's political representation: Insights from Sierra Leone
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Is discrimination in access to capital behind gender gaps in business in Ethiopia?
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What prevents women’s labour force participation in Pakistan?
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Project spotlight on women's empowerment
Employment, gender identity, and social cohesion
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Accelerating investment into women-led start-ups
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Gender discrimination in access to capital: Experimental evidence from Ethiopian SGBs
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Paternalistic discrimination
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Women's mobility, job search, and employment: Follow-up evidence from a randomised controlled trial
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Business collaborations and female entrepreneurship
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Cycling to school: Increasing high school enrollment for girls in Bihar
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A roadmap for closing gender gaps in Bihar: Gender Responsive Budgeting
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