inclusive development model. The theme chapter explains why gender equality has remained elusive in South Asia, and the region … gender disparities as well as generated new ones. It is forcing a shift in priorities and funding across public and private … sectors, with far-reaching effects on the well-being of women and girls. Plans for building back better after the crisis …

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 … in gender equality can contribute to economic growth, both in the short term through improvements in economic …

), comprehensively examines access barriers faced by women and girls in transit who are survivors of GBV across Central America. It …. This report summarizes work conducted over two years and brings to light the multifarious barriers women and girls face in … policy recommendations that countries could implement to ensure effective and accessible GBV services for women and girls in …

Gender equality is important for development-it matters not only for women and girls, and boys and men but also for … framework proposed in the 2012 World Development Report on gender equality and development (World Bank 2012b). According to this … the gaps between women and men in Benin regarding endowments, economic opportunities, and agency-in line with the …

, the continent has further to go to close gender digital divide. Four hundred million women in low- and middle …-income countries (LMICs) remain unconnected. The COVID-19 pandemic has further disproportionately impacted women's livelihoods and … further exacerbated the digital gender divide. Digital technologies can and have played a key role in mitigating the economic …

, the continent has further to go to close gender digital divide. Four hundred million women in low- and middle …-income countries (LMICs) remain unconnected. The COVID-19 pandemic has further disproportionately impacted women's livelihoods and … further exacerbated the digital gender divide. Digital technologies can and have played a key role in mitigating the economic …

Evidence shows that Guinean women and girls face important barriers across all dimensions of well-being that prevent … them from having access to opportunities on an equal footing with men. The poor agency of women and girls, as reflected in … presents a summary of the key challenges facing Guinean women and girls relative to men and boys. The report has a particular …

important dialogue on addressing gender equality issues in trade policies. The study may be useful to the government of …This report summarizes the main challenges that men- and women-led companies (also referred to as traders or trade … for women working in export-oriented sectors. Oftentimes, however, women may face more or different challenges than men …

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 …