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

This report details findings from a multi-year program aimed at promoting regional growth and women’s economic empowerment through trade facilitation and connectivity in the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal (BBIN)

Could safe transport unlock women’s workforce participation in Pakistan? In a recent VoxDev podcast, SAR GIL’s Kate Vyborny discusses how limited mobility keeps women in urban Pakistan out of the labor market –

With more than 400 million working-age women outside the labor force, South Asia has a significant loss of economic output. This blog details insights from a 2024 conference focused on policies to boost women’s

Comparisons between women- and men-led firms often assume they operate under similar conditions and constraints – a flawed assumption. This blog summarizes findings from a meta-frontier analysis that separates environmental constraints (factors

This blog highlights key findings from a 2023 study that aims to uncover the intricate channels through which exports impact women’s employment. Analyzing data from nearly 30,000 manufacturing firms across 141 emerging economies,

This blog recaps insights on advancing gender equality in the private sector from panelists representing the public and private sectors, international organizations, and civil society at the 2024 World Bank Group-IMF

This study explores evidence of private sector investments that increase women’s participation in leadership, operations, and supply chains. Drawing on over 500 sources and 46 interviews with multinational and national companies,

Using novel firm-level data from 11 countries, this paper sheds light on technology adoption between women- and men-led businesses and how this affects firm performance. While differences in technology sophistication between firms