This brief focuses on key issues faced by women in Somalia and the highlighted approaches to resolve them.
This Working Paper provides a framework to assess the nexus of gender norms and financial regulation, outlining how regulatory frameworks and supervisory practices can impact women and men differently...
Ratings for the Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood (GEWEL) Project for Zambia were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was highly satisfactory, and monitoring and...
This report examines the progress of women in the Maghreb region (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia) and the gaps remaining in human capital, economic participation, and political agency. Despite girls...
This policy brief uses data from those efforts to document the role social norms play to support (or hinder) female labor force participation in a sample of MENA countries. Data was collected in Egypt...
Türkiye is an upper middle-income country, with a strong ambition to achieve high income status. Indeed, during the last decade, Türkiye’s economy has been among the fastest growing in the world. However...
Economic growth is estimated to have accelerated to 7.3 percent in 2024, driven by the strong performance of the service sector—particularly tourism—and a recovery in agricultural activity after nearly...
The World Bank’s Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) conducts impact evaluations of development interventions and leads policy research to generate evidence on how to close gender gaps in earnings, productivity...
The brief provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal and policy barriers affecting women's economic participation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Based on the persistent gender disparities...
L’Afrique, la région la plus jeune du monde, abrite plus de 145 millions de filles adolescentes âgées de 10 à 19 ans—soit plus d’un cinquième du total mondial, une proportion qui devrait dépasser un tiers...
As part of a multi-methods study designed to document the impact of women leaders on health and gender outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, we conducted a series of in-depth case studies. This case study explores...
Mozambique stands at a critical juncture in addressing adolescent girls’ pathways to prosperity. Due to prevailing vulnerabilities, there is momentum to strengthen the country’s educational foundations...
Africa, the world’s youngest region, is home to over 145 million adolescent girls aged 10–19 - more than one-fifth of the global total, a figure projected to rise to over one-third by 2050. This demographic...
Kenya is at a pivotal moment in advancing prosperity for adolescent girls. With a solid educational base already established, the country has a unique chance to broaden its efforts toward comprehensive...
Au Sahel, les programmes d’inclusion économique jouent un rôle crucial face aux défis combinés de la pauvreté, du changement climatique et de la fragilité. En apportant un soutien intégré aux ménages vulnérables...
This short note summarizes some of the findings from an extensive literature review, a global stocktaking exercise, key informant interviews, and five case studies in order to provide World Bank Group...
Africa is home to over 145 million adolescent girls, representing a powerful demographic opportunity. However, many face systemic barriers such as limited access to education, early marriage, and economic...
Women, Business and the Law has the objective to inform research, policy discussions, and development operations on women's economic opportunities by producing primary data on laws, regulations, and policies...
Each Africa GIL impact evaluation aims to expand the evidence base on how best to close male-female gaps in earnings, productivity, assets, and agency across each of GIL’s six thematic areas: agriculture...
Démarré le jeudi 4 avril 2024 à Cotonou, le 1er Dialogue mondial des jeunes a connu son épilogue ce vendredi 5 avril. Après donc deux jours de travaux intenses teintés de perspectives de développement...