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Events

While CGD and CGDE in-person events are postponed at this time following guidance from public health officials on dealing with the spread of the coronavirus, we will continue to host some events and meetings online and will place updated announcements on this page as they are organized and confirmed. Thank you for your continued interest in CGD’s work.

Note: CGD is committed to gender diversity. Read our gender diversity commitments for public events here.

Upcoming

There are currently no upcoming events.

Past

December 2, 2020
The Birdsall House Conference on Women identifies and highlights leading research and scholarly findings on women’s empowerment in the field of...
September 25, 2019
Household surveys typically identify a head of household and disaggregate this information by sex. Female headship is both commonly used and heavily...
July 17, 2019
Mobile savings can reduce the transaction costs for women business owners, allow women to more safely account for their money, and help women develop...
December 5, 2018
Digital technology–from automation to fintech and smart apps–permeates nearly all aspects of business and economic growth. And as...
November 13, 2018
Over 1 billion women lack access to financial services due to economic and social barriers, time and mobility constraints, and discrimination...
July 25, 2018
Many practitioners and researchers are grappling with how to better measure women’s and girls’ empowerment in impact evaluations. Which...
June 11, 2018
There is a lot of development data out there. But how do we translate this information into better development decisions--and better outcomes? ...
May 1, 2018
Over 1 billion women lack access to financial services due to economic and social barriers, time and mobility constraints, and discrimination in...

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