This brief uses the administrative database of Pakistan’s largest online job platform and an online COVID-19 survey to examine the gender impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor markets and

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 World Bank’s South Asia Region Gender Innovation Lab is conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions with direct or indirect effects on measures of women’s economic empowerment. The

In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the school-to-work transition is more challenging for girls than boys due to societal norms. Young women who drop out of school are more

This paper shows that, absent a significant step up in policy efforts, gender gaps may never close. Using Markov chains, a common approach in macroeconomics, it analyzes the dynamics of

This paper examines the impact of women’s legal rights on labor force participation decisions made by women and men through a granular analysis of 35 gendered laws. The findings identify

One of three volumes focusing on how to advance Women’s STEM careers, this report provides an overview of ways to level the pathway for women entering into and progressing STEM

One of three volumes focusing on how to advance Women’s STEM careers, this report distills findings from five case studies to provide insights into how to support women’s STEM careers

Based on 65 corporate and 900 individual survey responses, this report discusses the challenges women face in the hydropower sector, such as gender biases, a shortage of women with STEM

To better understand the gaps and barriers impacting women in the South Asian energy sector, the World Bank conducted a regional baseline assessment. The study collected data from over 100