gender equality

Iran’s 2022 protest movement, ‘Women, Life, Freedom’, revealed the extent of public support for women’s rights. The regime made no legal concessions, yet behaviour changed.

Although sex ratios at birth remain relatively balanced in sub-Saharan Africa, this does not necessarily imply a lack of son preference. Analysis of over 100 Demographic and Health Surveys across 34 countries reveal that having a firstborn daughter—a...

There are significant disparities across countries in the gender division of work even at similar income levels. Social, institutional, and policy choices play a pivotal role in the variation in gendered labour patterns across countries.

Employers can discriminate and restrict women from taking up employment opportunities deemed unsafe. Research from Bangladesh suggests female workers entering the labour market may suffer most from paternalistic discrimination, where male workers ‘pr...

Gender gaps in access to education have persisted in low- and middle-income countries, despite all but closing in high-income countries. Affirmative action for women in public universities in Afghanistan increased the share of women admitted by 32%. ...

Promoting women at work increases female bargaining power in the household, both for new female managers and female staff exposed to them as role models

Providing access to childcare can help women achieve greater economic parity and enhance their agency, and could also lead to a substantial boost to the global economy

Integrated school-based interventions to advance gender equality can achieve lasting changes in regressive attitudes and behaviours

Why do we still see high rates of child marriage in settings such as Bangladesh, despite significant improvements in women’s economic empowerment?