Gender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and … necessity. It analyzes the potential for women's greater economic contribution to the region's new development model, which is … impediments to women's increased labor force participation and empowerment, and it suggests a way forward in developing an agenda …

to increased deforestation. Women traditionally shoulder the burdens of collecting wood and cooking in Cambodian society …. They to produce ceramic cook stoves with the goal of empowering women spend an average of three to four hours a day on … women play in rural Cambodian households, and describes a pilot initiative, reducing deforestation and pollution, and …

practices to strengthen women's economic empowerment outcomes, and how government and other development actors can employ an …

Women's and girls’ empowerment (WGE) is a key priority for the World Bank's engagement in the Africa region. Gender … Bank has, therefore, made substantial investments aimed at closing gaps between men and women as well as advancing our …

women and girls' empowerment as a sustainable way to enhance well-being and close gender gaps. The operational approach to … women and girls' empowerment can guide practitioners in systematically translating the concept of empowerment into project … designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach …

Cash transfers and digital payments hold promise for women's economic empowerment through their potential to enhance … women's privacy, financial autonomy, decision making and labor force participation. Yet, despite this potential, gaps in … inclusion more broadly. It is not meant to serve as a comprehensive guide to women's economic empowerment. Instead, the brief …

briefs on the status and progress of women in the region for internal and external use. This is the third compendium and its … out in the area of gender and transport as there is an increased interest in the role of infrastructure in women …