We surprised our colleagues with a flash mob to draw attention to International Women’s Day. We cannot hope to end poverty without the full and equal participation of women in society and economic life. Women are half of the world’s population and have an essential role to play in reducing poverty and creating a more prosperous world— when women succeed, everyone succeeds!
Find out more here:
Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/31327/WBL2019.pdf
Global Findex 2017: Measuring Financial Inclusion and the Fintech Revolution
https://globalfindex.worldbank.org/basic-page-overview
Unrealized Potential: The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/172021527258723053/Unrealized-potential-the-high-cost-of-gender-inequality-in-earnings
Missed Opportunities: The High Cost of Not Educating Girls
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/29956
Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide
http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/socialdevelopment/brief/violence-against-women-and-girls
Good Practice Note: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Investment Project Financing involving Major Civil Works
http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/399881538336159607/Good-Practice-Note-Addressing-Gender-Based-Violence.pdf
SheWorks: Putting Gender-Smart Commitments into Practice (IFC)
http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/736a199a-d6e1-48e2-b0d3-a087fad9ac7b/SheWorks+Knowledge+Report_Executive+Summary-bm.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
WBG Gender Equality Strategy FY16-23
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23425
World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4391
