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.
Raising India's stubbornly low rate of female labour force participation will require behavioral interventions that address social norms.
A key challenge in India is to recruit and train a large rural labour force for mostly urban jobs. Skill India promises to do just that.
What is driving India’s abnormally high gender gap in phone ownership? What can be done about it?