This gender assessment has been prepared as an input for the preparation of the World Bank's Country Partnership … engagement; rather, it seeks to provide a general overview of the key challenges and opportunities facing Mozambican women and … points in the lives of women and girls that either limit or facilitate their empowerment. The assessment is based on a desk …

The gender and justice study is to understand women's legal issues and justice seeking behaviors in four regions of … Afghanistan. It focuses on four main themes, including: a) women's main legal issues; b) women's justice-seeking choices and … rationale for those choices; c) the challenges women face when trying to access justice institutions; and d) women …

report are to review the current status of gender equality and women's issues in Indonesia; and to provide an evidence base … Menengah Nasional or RPJMN) (2020-2024). Investments in gender equality to close specific gender gaps have the potential to … for the Indonesian Government on specific actions and priority responses needed to close gender gaps to drive the growth …

gender parity, but violence against women remains a significant problem in the country. As the COVID-19 pandemic has … exacerbated the problem of gender-based violence, women's labor force participation rate reduced by 10 percentage points as well …

poor, corroborating the challenges women face in the labor market. This profile looks at gender-based violence (GBV) in …The law in Saint Lucia provides for the same legal status and rights for women as for men, requires equal pay for equal … work, and provides equal treatment of men and women for family property, nationality, and inheritance. Its economy is …

In Brazil, violence against women and girls (VAWG), which is a manifestation of gender-based violence (GBV), is a major … end violence against women, including health, social assistance, public security, and justice services, were stalled …

the gender inequality index. Guyana faces significant challenges in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and supporting … women's economic empowerment. The pandemic has only intensified these challenges, with women facing greater financial stress …

rates of violent deaths of women in the world, by 2021, there were reported 318 violent deaths of women. Honduras is both a … source and transit country for human trafficking, with women being the most affected by it. The COVID-19 pandemic has …

the tourism industry. Jamaica has a high prevalence of gender-based violence (GBV), with a domestic violence rate that … implications for women's physical and emotional health. Survivors were more likely to have suicidal thoughts and to use … recreational drugs. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified intimate partner violence (IPV), with a higher percentage of women …