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Nov
21
2024
HYBRID
Washington, DC
12:30—2:00 PM ET | 5:30—7:00 PM GMT
November 14, 2024
Join us for a groundbreaking discussion on empowering Africa’s adolescent girls, based on the new report “Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa” - a collaboration between the Center for Global Development, the Population Council, and the World Bank Group
REPORTS
November 13, 2024
Drawing on extensive research and consultations with adolescent girls, policy makers, and practitioners, this report reveals that investing in adolescent girls can yield a tenfold return in economic impact. It outlines six key areas for targeted action: building human capital, enhancing economic suc...
Blog Post
October 29, 2024
The insinuation that the informal work of bringing up families, cultures, and values is less real than the formal work of paid employment reflects a crucial mindset shift that still needs to happen. Care work is real work. It may be informal and undervalued, but it is real work.
Blog Post
October 22, 2024
The Center for Global Development has been working to inform an innovative approach to addressing challenges in settings affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV), which brings together the early childhood development (ECD), childcare, and gender equality sectors to center FCV investments ...
Blog Post
April 16, 2024
Last month The Gambia’s National Assembly advanced a bill that, if ratified, would make it the first country to overturn a ban on female genital mutilation. These moves—supported by the predominantly male legislature—reflect the precarious nature of gains made in gender equality and have implication...
Nov
29
2023
HYBRID
Washington, DC
9:00—2:00 PM ET / 14:00—18:45 GMT
October 25, 2023
Join us for this year's 9th Annual Birdsall House Conference on Gender Equality, where we will shine a spotlight on the theme, "Women on the Rise: Breaking Barriers in International Financial Institutions." This conference promises to be a thought-provoking exploration of the challenges women face, ...
Nov
9
2023
VIRTUAL
10:00—11:00 AM ET / 3:00-4:00 PM GMT
October 18, 2023
This event will present the recently launched "Equality within Our Lifetimes" package of data that “systematically analyzes where the world stands, how far we’ve come, and how far we have to go when it comes to adopting laws and policies that are critical to advancing gender equality in the economy ...
Blog Post
October 24, 2023
When discussing the connection between early childhood care (ECC) and women’s economic empowerment with policymakers, donors, and practitioners, we often come across five pervasive misconceptions dismissing the case for investing in ECC in Africa. Our research, however, tells a different story. We f...
Blog Post
October 16, 2023
Today we have released an in-depth synopsis of the Pre-Conference to share the phenomenal breadth of knowledge, ideas, and actions that emerged across the spectrum of issues that fall under the care economy umbrella. The following summary condenses the main takeaways from that document and the rich ...
