Gender Equality & Empowerment
Women and girls continue to suffer from discrimination around the world. And evidence shows that gender gaps inhibit economic progress and political representation. How can policies be designed to enable equal access and opportunity for women and girls?
Women and girls continue to suffer from discrimination around the world. And evidence shows that gender gaps inhibit economic progress and political representation. How can policies be designed to enable equal access and opportunity for women and girls?
Highlights
News, events, and insights from our policy-research engagements on female economic, social and political empowerment around the world.
Allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive will save families money, but how much? A new EPoD analysis explores the benefits.
In an interview with Melinda Gates, Rohini Pande describes her work on how access to financial services affects women's work lives.
Less than 25 per cent of women who went through the major skilling programme we studied held a job for three or more months after their programme
Projects
Assessing commute costs and access to employment for women.
What are the inconsistencies between skills taught in the education system and the skills firms demand?
Job Placement Centers seem to be working. Why not use them to increase female employment?