Persuasive evidence demonstrates that gender equality in education is central to economic development. Despite more than two decades of accumulated knowledge an

This book explores the issue of gender inequality through the lens of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the first one of halving world poverty by 2

This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to address these. With women accounting for fi

We study whether higher gender equality facilitates economic growth by enabling better allocation of a valuable resource: female labor. By allocating female lab

Trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women’s bargaining power in society. It can also