Infrastructure can have a major impact on women’s access to resources and agency over their well-being, and thus on … women’s empowerment. Infrastructure itself is not gender-neutral: women and men have different needs and use infrastructure … differently given their specific social roles, economic status or preferences. Poor infrastructure quality also poses …

Following the COVID-19 shock to economies and societies, many countries are renewing infrastructure investment as a … stimulus measure. Such investments present an opportunity for governments to address short-term infrastructure challenges … through maintenance spending while building resilient and sustainable infrastructure for the future. Infrastructure resilience …