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This paper studies the effect of rolling out mobile money agents in rural Northern Uganda. In a randomized experiment, 168 areas were randomly selected to receive an agent in 2017, with another 163 areas serving as a control group. Administrative data on mobile money transactions suggest that...
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"Examines the relationship between gender equality and development and outlines an agenda for public action to promote … Development Report 2012 on gender equality and development, the report finds that promoting gender equality contributes to higher … the quality of development policymaking. It contributes to the understanding of gender and development policymaking in …
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vocational training in the roads sector. At the selection stage, women face gender bias in hiring and difficult work environment …-economic development, and providing role models for the young women of the future. Increasing the gender balance in the roads sector …The study aims to understand the constraints to women’s equal participation in the roads sector inMalawi to inform the …
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This report examines the extent of gender gaps, their economic impact, and proposes policies to improve gender equality … in Guinea. Although the government of Guinea has taken actions to boost gender equality, significant challenges persist … childbearing worldwide. Moreover, female genital mutilation is almost universal with high societal costs on women’s health. Girls …
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