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Reflexiones sobre un año trabajando por la igualdad de género en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

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Una de las prioridades de J-PAL Latinoamérica y el Caribe (LAC) es acelerar el crecimiento de evidencia rigurosa sobre enfoques efectivos para promover la igualdad de género en la región. A medida que nos acercamos al final del año 2022, presentamos algunas reflexiones sobre las lecciones aprendidas...
Women wearing colorful clothes carry goods in baskets on their heads in a market in Accra, Ghana.

Gender norms and women's work: Reflecting on current evidence and policy opportunities

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While the challenges women face in entering and remaining in the labor market are not new, they have worsened in the wake of the pandemic. One of the barriers to women’s economic empowerment and labor market participation is restrictive gender norms relating to the acceptability of women working...
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Mengatasi hambatan perempuan dalam mengadopsi layanan keuangan digital di Indonesia

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Layanan keuangan digital atau Digital Financial Services (DFS) semakin umum digunakan di kehidupan sehari-hari. Dengan demikian, penting untuk memastikan bahwa perempuan dan laki-laki bisa mendapatkan manfaat yang sama dari teknologi ini.
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La Iniciativa de Género y Agencia Económica aumenta el financiamiento para América Latina y el sur de Asia con una tercera ronda de financiamiento

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A medida que el mundo entra en su tercer año con Covid-19, las desigualdades de género que existían antes de la pandemia continúan afectando a las mujeres en todo el mundo. Desde su creación en 2020, la Iniciativa de Género y Agencia Económica ha estado tratando de abordar las desigualdades de...
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Evidence on soft skills and women’s labor market outcomes

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Worldwide, nearly 7 percent of employed people live below the extreme poverty line (US$1.90 purchasing power parity per day). In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), about 147 million people were underemployed based on the number of hours they worked in 2019. Skills and vocational training...
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Unpacking the evidence on social programs in sub-Saharan Africa

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J-PAL Africa recently concluded a five-part blog series providing evidence-informed perspectives on key debates in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting lessons for policymakers.
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Want to get girls to school in sub-Saharan Africa? Tackle poverty

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Female education remains a key challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, which is home to the largest population of out-of-school girls. Poverty remains a key barrier to school enrolment, especially following the economic disruptions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Can governments really hope to tackle...
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African Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Nkechi Owoo

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In this post we speak with Dr. Nkechi Owoo, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana. Nkechi’s primary research interests relate to gender, health, demography, and poverty alleviation.