This note examines gender disparities in care work and intra-household tensions among online gig workers in India. The data was collected as part of an online experiment in April 2020,
This brief uses the 2018 Dhaka Low-Income Area Gender, Inclusion, and Poverty (DIGNITY) survey to assess the gender gap in safety perceptions and analyze the correlation between women’s safety perception
The Word Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings from women’s economic empowerment (WEE) interventions with direct measures of intimate partner violence (IPV).
The World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings on economic empowerment interventions with direct measures of child marriage (CM) in South Asia
Sex segregation and pay inequality in the workforce constitute significant barriers to achieving gender equality. The authors of this study argue that, in the context of Sweden, sexual harassment contributes
Ending gender-based violence is the morally right thing to do on its own. But there are economic arguments to be made as well. Researchers from the International Monetary Fund looked
In this paper from the Gender Innovation Lab, East Asia and the Pacific region, the authors find that cash transfers had no impact on intimate partner violence and violence outside
It is time to get serious about measuring violence in schools, as this recent blog (and working paper) argues. Being able to answer questions about rates of violence is an
For many Bangladeshi women using public transport “is like going to war every day,” with rampant sexual harassment creating a barrier to increasing female workforce participation. Read more
Mira Sethi gives an impassioned account of violence faced by Pakistani women, their efforts to increase autonomy over their bodies, and male allyship. Read more.
Documents
Care Work and Intra-Household Tensions during COVID-19: Evidence from an Online Survey of Gig Workers in India
This note examines gender disparities in care work and intra-household tensions among online gig workers in India. The data was collected as part of an online experiment in April 2020,
Women’s Employment and Safety Perceptions: Evidence from Low-Income Neighborhoods of Dhaka, Bangladesh
This brief uses the 2018 Dhaka Low-Income Area Gender, Inclusion, and Poverty (DIGNITY) survey to assess the gender gap in safety perceptions and analyze the correlation between women’s safety perception
How Well do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in South Asia?
The Word Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings from women’s economic empowerment (WEE) interventions with direct measures of intimate partner violence (IPV).
How Well Do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Child Marriage in South Asia?
The World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab has conducted an evidence review of findings on economic empowerment interventions with direct measures of child marriage (CM) in South Asia
Sexual Harassment and Gender Inequality in the Labor Market (2022)
Sex segregation and pay inequality in the workforce constitute significant barriers to achieving gender equality. The authors of this study argue that, in the context of Sweden, sexual harassment contributes
The Heavy Economic Toll of Gender-based Violence: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (2021)
Ending gender-based violence is the morally right thing to do on its own. But there are economic arguments to be made as well. Researchers from the International Monetary Fund looked
Conditional Cash Transfers and Gender-Based Violence: Does the Type of Violence Matter? (2022)
In this paper from the Gender Innovation Lab, East Asia and the Pacific region, the authors find that cash transfers had no impact on intimate partner violence and violence outside
Bridging Data Gaps to Illuminate and Eliminate Violence Against Children in School (2023)
It is time to get serious about measuring violence in schools, as this recent blog (and working paper) argues. Being able to answer questions about rates of violence is an
Bangladesh: Need to Expand Road Safety Discourse to Stop Sexual Harassment (2022)
For many Bangladeshi women using public transport “is like going to war every day,” with rampant sexual harassment creating a barrier to increasing female workforce participation. Read more
Pakistani Women are Not All Right (2023)
Mira Sethi gives an impassioned account of violence faced by Pakistani women, their efforts to increase autonomy over their bodies, and male allyship. Read more.