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Does Financial Development Reduce Gender Disparity in Top Ma...
Women often face more hurdles than men in obtaining finance, especially when credit supply is limited and financial markets are less developed. As a result, owners of firms may prefer men over women a...
What Works in Supporting Women-Led Businesses? (2024)
This working paper reviews the literature on strategies to support women entrepreneurs in improving their business outcomes. It focuses on interventions designed to address four areas of constraints t...
Scaling Equity: Lessons from Accelerators Supporting Women-l...
Investing in gender-diverse companies leads to stronger business outcomes, yet in emerging markets, only 11% of startups that attain seed funding are led by women, and this gap grows over subsequent s...
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 ...
The Role of Technology in Reducing the Gender Gap in Product...
This paper explores new firm-level data to examine the gender gap in technology adoption and the associated effect on firm performance. The data show a small difference in technology sophistication be...
Increasing Women’s Representation in Business Leadership (20...
This World Bank evidence and practice note contributes to understanding the importance of gender-diverse leadership for inclusive and sustainable economic growth, focusing on the critical aspect of wo...
Breaking Barriers: Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Ma...
This report focuses on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance. It explores the difference in profits and experiences among female entrepreneurs who cross over...
Small Business Training to Improve Management Practices in D...
This paper revisits and reassesses the evidence for whether small business training works, incorporating the results of recent studies. A meta-analysis of these estimates suggests that training increa...
Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment: Private Sector Engag...
This landscaping study researched the drivers of company investment in increasing women’s participation, focusing on evidence for the impact of company policies, practices, and programs. More specific...
Gender-Response Climate Governance and the Role of Women Lea...
This study explores the intersection between climate governance and gender diversity and inclusion (gender D&I) in companies based in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). It is designed ...
Engaging Men for Gender Equality in the Workplace Manual (20...
Designed to be used in male-dominated industries, this training manual offers practical guidance on how to promote equitable, collaborative and respectful corporate cultures – which, studies show, imp...
Unlocking Opportunities for Women and Business: A Toolkit of...
Working equitably with men and women – as managers, employees, and suppliers, and in host communities – is key to achieving a sustainable, responsible, and profitable business. Offering step-by-step g...