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Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings: Gender Wage Gap in Egypt (...
Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have the lowest labor force participation globally. This study uses recent data from Egypt to compare wages of men and women in public and priva...
Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Bein...
This brief uses the administrative database of Pakistan’s largest online job platform and an online COVID-19 survey to examine the gender impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor markets and other we...
Women’s Employment and Safety Perceptions: Evidence from Low...
This brief uses the 2018 Dhaka Low-Income Area Gender, Inclusion, and Poverty (DIGNITY) survey to assess the gender gap in safety perceptions and analyze the correlation between women’s safety percept...
What do We Know About Interventions to Increase Women’s Econ...
The World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab is conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions with direct or indirect effects on measures of women’s economic empowermen...
Facilitating the School to Work Transition of Young Women (2...
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the school-to-work transition is more challenging for girls than boys due to societal norms. Young women who drop out of school are more likely than young boy...
When Will Global Gender Gaps Close? (2023)
This paper shows that, absent a significant step up in policy efforts, gender gaps may never close. Using Markov chains, a common approach in macroeconomics, it analyzes the dynamics of the cross-coun...
Lawful Progress: Unveiling the Laws That Reshape Women’s Wor...
This paper examines the impact of women’s legal rights on labor force participation decisions made by women and men through a granular analysis of 35 gendered laws. The findings identify nine key laws...
Stepping Up Women’s STEM Careers in Infrastructure: An Overv...
One of three volumes focusing on how to advance Women’s STEM careers, this report provides an overview of ways to level the pathway for women entering into and progressing STEM employment within the i...
Stepping Up Women’s STEM Careers in Infrastructure: Case Stu...
One of three volumes focusing on how to advance Women’s STEM careers, this report distills findings from five case studies to provide insights into how to support women’s STEM careers in infrastructur...
Power with Full Force: Getting to Gender Equality in the Hyd...
Based on 65 corporate and 900 individual survey responses, this report discusses the challenges women face in the hydropower sector, such as gender biases, a shortage of women with STEM qualifications...
Pathways to Power: South Asia Baseline Assessment for Women ...
To better understand the gaps and barriers impacting women in the South Asian energy sector, the World Bank conducted a regional baseline assessment. The study collected data from over 100 energy sect...
Exploring Opportunities for Gender Diversity in the Mining a...
This report is the first targeted gender assessment in the areas of mining and energy in Serbia. It aims to stimulate dialogue among policy makers, companies, and other relevant actors on how best to ...