Photo: K M Asad / World Bank Authors: Xavier Cirera, Marcio Cruz, Antonio Martins-Neto, Kyung Min Lee and Caroline Nogueira Women often lack access to inclusive and transformative technology due to socio-economic barriers and cultural norms, as recognized by the 2023 United Nations International Women’s Day theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” This…
In November 2019, the World Bank Board of Directors approved, for the first time in its history, a Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation entirely devoted to increasing women’s access to economic opportunities.
Divanbeigi and Federica Saliola Too many people remain in low productivity, low earning, insecure, or self-employed jobs around the globe.
Author: Kunal Sen Seven months into the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, we already see significant effects on employment and earnings worldwide. The fallout of #COVID19 could see poverty rise for the first time in over two decades — up to half a billion people could fall into global poverty in developing countries Click To Tweet –…