Gender
In addition to supporting policymakers in applying evidence from randomized evaluations to their work, sector chairs and staff write policy insights that synthesize general lessons emerging from the research and condense results from evaluations in policy publications and evaluation summaries.
File: Policy publication
Enhancing Women’s Agency: Cross-Cutting Lessons From Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Studies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This Evidence Review highlights key research findings on evidence that cuts across multiple domains of women’s agency and identifies research questions that remain to be answered.
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What Works to Enhance Women’s Agency
This literature review draws from 160 randomized and natural experiments in low and middle-income countries to distill key lessons on what we know about supporting women’s agency based on quantitative evidence.
Blog
What works to enhance women’s agency: Lessons from a new literature review
In honor of International Women’s Day this week, we are highlighting insights from a new literature review of the most effective approaches to improving women's agency and sharing ideas for further research.
Blog
Launching a practical guide to measuring women's and girls’ empowerment
Policy insight
Improving women’s representation in politics through gender quotas
Gender quotas for women in local government bodies can improve women’s representation in politics, increase provision of public services, and improve perceptions of women as leaders.
Blog
What does women’s labor force participation really tell us about women’s empowerment?
Women continue to participate in the labor market—or as non-economists would put it, “work”—at different rates than men.
