Data-driven female leadership is key to recovering from COVID-19
To rebuild a just, equal, and inclusive global economy after the pandemic, we need more female leaders and gender-focused data.
Blog posts on "Gender and development"
In the remote atolls of the Pacific, women struggle for basic resources
The immense distance between islands in the Pacific creates challenges for accessing resources, particularly for women. Targeted policies, tailored for their needs, are required.
Unlocking private investment to drive positive change for women in Asia and the Pacific
Integrating gender analysis to see elements that would be otherwise missed is a powerful investment tool for generating profit while helping women and girls.
An innovative girls’ scholarship program in Bangladesh provides school re-opening lessons
Bangladesh not only kept girls in school but improved their lives on multiple levels with a simple, low-cost stipend program. It offers valuable insights for school systems around the world struggling with the pandemic.
Has Viet Nam’s economy recovered from COVID-19? Ask women entrepreneurs
On many levels, women in Viet Nam fare better than women living in countries at a similar level of economic development. Still, women-owned businesses face disproportionate barriers.
It is time to address COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on India’s women
As India works to recover from the pandemic, women should be at the heart of its strategy to ensure actions improve Indian women’s lives and foster widespread societal benefits.
在中国，帮助女性有助于改善环境
为确保环境政策更加有效，加快疫后全面复苏，性别平等须被视为首要原则。
In the People’s Republic of China, helping women will help the environment
Gender equality needs to be at the forefront to make environmental policies more effective and to speed the full recovery from COVID-19.
Closing the gender gap in the ownership of family businesses
The pandemic is putting pressure on small enterprises, which are disproportionately owned or controlled by men. The right policies could help close the gender gap.
Pathway to empowerment: Women’s decision-making and access to water in the Pacific
By meeting women’s practical and strategic needs, including greater access to water and more influence in decision-making, society overall is improved and made more equitable.