More women in workforce means better food security
Study in semi-arid areas shows improved nutritional intake in households with working women.
Perspectiva de género: una necesidad multidimensional
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Resumen. Las brechas estructurales y los estereotipos de género muestran y acrecientan la vulnerabilidad de las mujeres en Colombia. Su situación, tras el choque por la pandemia de Covid-19, es hoy aún más apremiante. Más que símbolos necesitamos acciones decididas para promover la inserción laboral de las mujeres en empleos de calidad con condiciones que den cuenta de la carga desproporcionada que asumen por las labores de cuidado.
A vibrant network re-united at the SETI 2022 Annual Workshop!
Over 20 researchers from all over the world presented findings about energy policies, infrastructure, energy use and distribution in countries of the Global South at the Sustainable Energy Transitions…
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Agriculture, Air Quality, Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Covid-19, Energy, Gender, Policy Design, Urban, Waste |
Chile, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Inter-Industry Gender Wage Differentials in Kenya
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In developed countries, the gap between male and female pay has been reducing significantly due to legislation and regulation. However, globally, the gap is widening, and even where the gap is narrowing, it is unacceptably slow. Using the 2013 World Bank Skills Towards Employability and Productivity Survey (WBSTEPS), this study seeks to investigate inter-industry gender wage gaps in Kenya.
Access to toilets and violence against women
This paper examines if in-home access to toilets reduces the risk of violent crimes against women. We use the roll out of the Swachh Bharat Mission, a flagship toilet construction program in India, to ascertain if assaults and rapes of women reduce when access to in-home toilets increases.
Gender-Differentiated Determinants of Rice Farmers' Choice of Strategies to Adapt to Salinity Intrusion in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
IEA-UNDP-WB CONFERENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE NEXUS
The International Economic Association, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank Group are co-organizing a conference on “Understanding the Gender and Climate Change Nexus” to be…
IDRC Women, Peace and Security Award
Since 2021, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched an annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Research Award to advance knowledge of the lessons learned, good practices…