This article reviews empirical research and theoretical perspectives on gender inequalities in educational performance and attainment from primary to higher education. Ethiopia has made enormous ...

"Women are the problem"—this unspoken narrative has been circulating in the world of work for decades. Countless initiatives and programs are designed to make women "fit" for a career. But what if the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Francie Ahrens. Last year, I was in conversation with a male peer of mine about our ...

This paper analyzes the relationship between fiscal and structural policies and gender inequality in education and labor force participation for countries at different stages of development. Due to ...

Gender equality at work has barely improved over the past ten years, with paid work opportunities held back by women doing ...

S Anukriti is an Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development Team) of the World Bank. She is an applied micro-economist, with interests in the fields of development economics, ...

When Sarah Kaplan, professor of gender and the economy at the University of Toronto, recently got invited to speak on a panel where she was the only woman, she immediately wrote back saying this was ...