There are many obstacles to women entering the workforce in South Asia. However, there are actions that governments, educational institutions, workplaces, communities, and families can take to break down some

The World Bank Group’s new Gender Strategy 2024-30 focuses on innovation, financing, and collective action to support foundational well-being, economic participation, and women’s leadership. This blog by Hana Brixi, the

Early-stage entrepreneurs, particularly women, face significant challenges accessing the funding and support they need to launch, grow, and scale their businesses. This blog discusses the International Finance Corporation’s US$3 million

This blog by Mayra Buvinic, Center for Global Development, draws on recent gender and development research to identify new evidence for improving the business profits of women-owned micro and small

“Natural hazards, such as floods, droughts and earthquakes, are gender neutral – but their impacts are not,” according to this blog. Even men and women, boys and girls from the same

This blog discusses the unprecedented combination of negative shocks impacting South Asia in recent years and the need to smooth these in a way that leaves no one behind. It highlights this

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015-2030) remains the keystone international policy for DRR. This blog celebrates the recent launch of the Framework’s Gender Action Plan (the Sendai GAP), outlining how

“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