Chart of the Week Gender Budgeting Is More Widespread But Implementation Remains a Challenge
The pandemic has deepened long-standing gender gaps, with women continuing to bear the burden of unpaid work.
How Empowering Women Supports Economic Growth
International Women’s Day, first recognized by the United Nations in 1977, grew from early 1900s labor movements for better working conditions and women’s right to work.
The COVID-19 Gender Gap
By Kristalina Georgieva, Stefania Fabrizio, Cheng Hoon Lim, and Marina M. Tavares
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The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back gains in women’s economic opportunities, widening gender gaps that persist despite 30 years of progress. […]
Chart of the WeekLow Internet Access Driving Inequality
COVID-19 and the Great Lockdown triggered a mass migration from analog to digital and highlighted that access to the Internet is crucial for socioeconomic inclusion. […]
On Board with More Women in Leadership
By Kristalina Georgieva and Louise Levonian
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Where are all the women? It is a question we shouldn’t have to ask in 2020. But we do. Why? Because there are simply too few women in leadership positions all over the world. On the eve of International Women’s Day and as we approach the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote here in the United States, the time is right to get a handle on the problem. […]
Fiscal Policies For Women’s Economic Empowerment
By Stefania Fabrizio, Daniel Gurara and Lisa Kolovich
Making sure that opportunities to enter the workforce are fair and rewarding for women benefits everyone. Yet, the average female workforce participation rate across countries is still 20 percentage points lower than the male rate, largely because gender gaps in wages and access to opportunities, such as education, stubbornly persist. […]
Chart of the WeekVoting on Gender Parity
Electoral violence occurs in many African countries. Tragically, thousands are killed and displaced during election cycles on the continent. […]
Chart of the WeekYoung and Disconnected from Work
By IMFBlog
Young people face tough labor markets and job shortages in countries all over the world. For example, about 20 percent of 15- to 24-year-olds in the average emerging market and developing economy are neither in work nor in school—this group includes countries such as Brazil, Ghana, and Malaysia, among others. […]
A Global Imperative
March 8 marks International Women’s Day, which provides a chance to reflect on the struggle for greater gender equality. […]
Unlimited Opportunities: Creating More Jobs for Young People in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
By Christine Lagarde and John Bluedorn
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“To define is to limit,” Oscar Wilde once said. But sometimes economists need to use definitions to see the scope of a problem and find ways to lift the limits to success. […]