TALK 1 - Listening to Whispers: Menstrual Hygiene Management by Rokeya Ahmed, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, The World Bank.
TALK 2 - Empowering Women Water Leaders in South Asia: From Margins to Decision-Making Tables by Meghna Chakraborty – Founder, South Asia Young Women in Water (SAYWiW).
TALK 3 - The MHM Education Guide: A tested solution for Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) education at scale by Lena Frank, Head of Menstruation Education, WASH United .
TALK 4 - EQUAL AQUA: Enabling more women to access quality jobs in the water sector by Talajeh Livani – Social Development Specialist, The World Bank.
This report spotlights how 38 for-profit companies across Pakistan are creating more equal workplaces for women. Since 2021, the Center of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB) has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to promote the use of the Gender Diversity and Disclosure Scorecard in five key areas: leadership and accountability, workforce representation, the gender wage gap, workplace culture, and coaching and mentoring for female employees. The report is a review of policies and business actions submitted through the Scorecard by participating organizations. Recommendations are drawn from various industries – textiles, banking, power and energy, chemicals, telecommunications, and fast-moving consumer goods – as well as global best practices.
Analyzing survey data from 443 gig workers, this study reveals stark gender divides within the online gig economy in platform use and job categories. Women often choose more flexible digital jobs to juggle multiple responsibilities better, while men are motivated by higher income prospects. The study finds that job satisfaction increases with work-life balance, higher monthly income, and stronger social media connectivity and decreases with extended working hours, complex payment systems, and unstable internet connections. These findings have implications for the further growth of the gig economy and underscore the need for gender-sensitive policies in online labor markets.
This brief examines India’s existing care infrastructure, the gender gap in unpaid care work, and the role of the private sector. On average, Indian women spend 30% of their day on domestic and caregiving tasks – 4.33 hours more than men – leaving little time for paid employment. The authors argue that a public-private partnership is essential for delivering quality care infrastructure and providing scalable recommendations based on successful models from India and abroad.
This brief examines India’s existing care infrastructure, the gender gap in unpaid care work, and the role of the private sector. On average, Indian women spend 30% of their day on domestic and caregiving tasks – 4.33 hours more than men – leaving little time for paid employment. The authors argue that a public-private partnership is essential for delivering quality care infrastructure and providing scalable recommendations based on successful models from India and abroad.
How would you speed up progress on gender equality? This succinct video makes a compelling case, presenting findings from a study of 1,250 of the world’s largest companies that highlight the bottom-line benefits of gender balance at all levels of an organization.
In this episode from the podcast series “Gender Talks,” Shahnaz Kapadia, CEO of the Mera Maan Organization, and Fariya Ammar, Portfolio Manager at UN Women, unpack what economic empowerment means for Pakistani women. This candid conversation with host Nabila Malick explores challenges and possibilities for empowering women across Pakistan.
This treasure trove of papers and presentations from the World Bank’s Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) conference – The Pulse of Progress: Harnessing High-Frequency Survey Data for Development Research in the Polycrisis Era – offers new insights across six thematic areas, including firms, jobs, and gender.
