The findings of the 2018 Women, Business and Law Report (World Bank) underscore the pervasiveness of legal and policy impediments affecting women. This paper analyzes “the politics of policies,” and provides examples of ...

Over a period spanning more than four decades, Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada has provided assistance in the form of information, advice and contact services to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Trade ...

La participation des femmes à la main-d’oeuvre est plus élevée en Afrique subsaharienne que dans plusieurs régions en développement, mais il y a moins de jeunes femmes y occupant des emplois salariés du secteur structuré. ...

Women in paid work from low income families are engaged in poorly paid, precarious employment, even as they are overburdened with unpaid care work responsibilities. This double burden has depleting consequences for both ...

BRAC Uganda (Building Resources Across Communities) implemented the Ultra Poor Graduation project with the objective of improving the livelihoods and welfare of poor and vulnerable households. The model relies on a staggered ...

Goal 5 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes recognizing and valuing unpaid care and domestic work. For more equitable conditions, women need decent work that reflects the value of care, ...

Using data from the India Human Development Survey (2005, 2012) the study explores the impact of village transportation conditions on women’s participation in non-agricultural work. Findings show that access by roads and ...