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Do Catastrophic Floods Change the Gender Division of Labor? ...
This report combines time allocation data from the Pakistan Rural Household Panel Surveys (2012-2014) with village-level flood depth data from satellite imagery to understand labor impacts from floodi...
Do Marriage Markets Respond to a Natural Disaster? The Impac...
“Since marriage is almost universal and divorce still an anomaly in South Asia, age at marriage is one of the most important determinants of women’s and their children’s well-being,” begins this study...
Lisa Kolovich: Gender Equality to Address Shifting Demograph...
An economist in the IMF Inclusion and Gender Unit discusses how women “hold the key” to offset impacts from demographic shifts. She cites this recent study, which argues that in advanced economies and...
Gendered Impacts of Climate Change: Evidence from Weather Sh...
Focusing on the effects of weather shocks on endowments, economic opportunities, and agency, this report finds that the biggest gender-differentiated impacts are largely due to existing inequalities a...
Gender Equality at IFIs: Promote as I Say, Not as I Do? (202...
Are Multilateral Development Banks leading by example when making the case that diversity matters for development? This blog, based on a report that scrutinized the human resources statistics of 7 int...
Stepping Up for Equality (2024)
The book Women Money Power explores the intersectionality of gender, wealth, and influence in contemporary society, weaving together powerful stories and eye-opening statistics on gender discriminatio...
She Wins: Electing Women in Ethnically Divided Societies (20...
This blog delves into the complex dynamics of gender, religion, and the politics of the marginalized in India. In Bihar, one of India’s most populous and poorest states, researchers conducted a survey...
Gender-Responsive Climate Governance and the Role of Women L...
This IFC report explores the intersection of climate and gender in business practices and the role of women leaders in driving climate change strategies in emerging markets and developing economies (E...
Diversity Matters Even More: The Case for Holistic Impact (2...
For almost a decade, McKinsey has tracked data on the link between leadership diversity and financial performance. This report, based on the largest dataset yet (covering 1,265 companies, 23 countries...
Female Political Representation and Substantive Effects on P...
There are more women in politics than ever before. This paper reviews the substantive effects of female representation on policies, concluding that this leads to a better provision of public goods in ...
Increasing Women’s Representation in Business Leadership (20...
Despite the positive link between women in leadership and higher environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, gender gaps in corporate leadership persist. This Thematic Policy Note prepared ...