Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment … reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an important development goal. This report documents the structural role of … case that reducing gender inequality would increase growth, efficiency, and welfare. The authors make key recommendations …

development. Progress toward poverty reduction continued in recent years, but the contribution of the agriculture sector was weak … earnings; and (ii) gender differences in farming activities and outcomes. The role of structural factors such as access to land … resources, including land and agricultural inputs, could help improve productivity and income, and reduce gender disparities …

monetary poverty between 2005-2016 and 2015-2016. Chapter 3 presents a synthesis of gender and poverty dynamics in Kenya … extent rarely seen in developing countries. Poverty rates declined over the period but remain high by the standards of lower …-middle-income countries. Due to the agricultural sector's heavy dependence on rainfall, poverty reduction accelerated during years of good …

The Poverty and Gender Assessment examines the structural challenges to securing a robust and inclusive recovery from … the pandemic and sustained progress in poverty reduction and gender equality in The Gambia. It leverages a diverse set of … data sources to understand the nature of poverty and household welfare, and highlights constraints to and opportunities for …

. This background paper to the Poverty and Gender Assessment Togo (2022) highlights the importance of addressing gender …Gender gaps in Togo cut across many dimensions. Inequality starts in childhood, when girls are disadvantaged in access … to schooling because of prevalent social norms and gender roles. It continues into adolescence, when a larger share of …