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 …

) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women's economic ….3 billion dollars or up to US22.9 billion dollars. Women's economic empowerment will also be key to accelerating a demographic …

The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women's economic empowerment in the DRC and identify …

women to compete in key markets: land, labor, agriculture, finance and the private sector. Work and family: Latin American … and the Caribbean women in search of a new balance offer new analysis of how household decision-making and allocation of … chapters present policy lessons organized around four themes of vital importance to women and their families: (A) access to …

This note examines the influence of household decision making on women's uptake of reproductive health services, using … data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM). In households where women have greater … empowering women and increasing their ability to make decisions may increase their use of reproductive health services. The …

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

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 …