neutrality and suggests that some design features in these interventions can yield more positive economic outcomes for women than … for men. These include features in savings and ‘Graduation' programs that increase women's economic self-reliance and self … that address women's additional time burdens and childcare demands. Peer support may also help to increase financial risk …

Greater legal equality between men and women is associated with a narrower gender gap in opportunities and outcomes …, fewer female workers in positions of vulnerable employment, and greater political representation for women. While legal … equality is on average associated with better outcomes for women, the experience of individual countries may differ …

Two trends in international migration flows have attracted much attention recently: (i) the growing feminisation of … migration flows; and (ii) the increasing selectivity of migration towards the highly skilled, which in turn has given rise to … shows that female migration to OECD countries has been increasing significantly in recent decades, so that migrant stocks …

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 …

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 …

Forty-five years ago, the first Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social … Conference of the International Women’s Year (Mexico City, 1975). This meeting culminated in the adoption by the governments of … the region of the Regional Plan of Action for the Integration of Women into Latin American Economic and Social Development …

In this first empirical analysis of how sanctions affect international migration, we apply two estimation strategies, a …, reflecting migration flows from 157 origin countries to 32 (largely OECD) destination countries between 1961 and 2018. The data … UN sanctions on international migration is smaller and less persistent. Moreover, the effects are driven by target …

In this first empirical analysis of how sanctions affect international migration, we apply two estimation strategies, a …, reflecting migration flows from 157 origin countries to 32 destination countries between 1961 and 2018. The data supports that UN … on international migration is smaller and less persistent. Moreover, the effects are driven by target countries with …

In this first empirical analysis of how sanctions affect international migration, we apply two estimation strategies, a …, reflecting migration flows from 157 origin countries to 32 (largely OECD) destination countries between 1961 and 2018. The data … UN sanctions on international migration is smaller and less persistent. Moreover, the effects are driven by target …