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Stories from the Field Episode 1: Women’s Groups in South As...
Our first two guest speakers Thomas de Hoop and Sapna Desai present their recent work to create a typology of women’s groups in South Asia. In addition, they shed light on the history of women’s group...
Claudia Goldin on Family Economics (2023)
Winner of 2023 Nobel Prize in economics and a pioneer of gender economics discusses her intellectual journey. This is a part of the IMF’s series on extraordinary women in economics. Listen here
How Shea Nut Collectives are Empowering African Women (2023)
In the last 23 years shea exports have increased about 600%, which should be good news for collectors who are mostly rural women. However, women are oftentimes squeezed out by middle men. This podcast...
The Economics of Period Poverty
Around 23 million girls in India drop out of school every year because they do not have bathrooms at school where they feel comfortable managing their period. This podcast explores solutions – noting ...
Green and Equal South Asia (2024)
From the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and European Union, this debut podcast, How Women Drive Change in Indian Electric Mobility, discusses gender- and climate-smart changes happening as cl...
The Journey Towards Gender Equality: Are Laws on the Books E...
Where are we on the march toward gender equality? This World Bank Development Podcast explores answers to questions about gender gaps and what could happen if these were closed. Featured speakers are ...
Why is it Difficult to Engage Boys and Men in the Fight for ...
From the “Minding the Gap” podcast series, this fascinating listen from the European Centre for Development Policy Management discusses contradictions between traditional and modern expectations of ma...
Power of Big Bets (2023)
As Rajiv Shah discusses in this podcast, big bets are not about a technocratic solution or only doing what you can measure – rather they are "a mindset that says if you are going to try to tackle a bi...
Women in Economics: Betsey Stevenson on Work-Life Balance (2...
With the end of the year approaching, many of you will be contemplating New Year's resolutions. This IMF podcast features an interview with Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy and economics a...
Bringing STEM Education to Girls in Pakistan (2022)
An inspiring episode with Lalah Rukh, Founder and CEO of Science Fuse, a social enterprise working to promote science education among young learners in Pakistani schools. Listen here
Why Do Bathrooms Matter in Schools (2023)
This episode features practitioners in Bangladesh who discuss how safe, clean bathrooms in schools can be an important enabler for girls’ education. Listen here
The Social Frontier of Financial Inclusion
A podcast that takes a deep dive into gender norms in Papua New Guinea and the impact of new technology in making financial services available in remote regions of the world. The discussion centers ar...