Gender

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Blog Post
Women’s Economic Empowerment as a US Development Priority: Still A Lot of Room for Improvement
Megan O'Donnell
April 19, 2021
While the previous US administration sought to elevate some elements of women’s economic empowerment within development policy, a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests there is considerable room for improvement, specifically in USAID’s support to micro, small and med...
Blog Post
Governments Looking to Increase Women’s Economic Empowerment Might Want to Look in the Mirror
Charles Kenny et al.
April 16, 2021
Government leaders worldwide are trumpeting the need for greater equality in the workplace. That’s the correct thing to do on the grounds of both rights and efficiency, but those leaders might want to start by looking within their own organizations. Today we publish a new policy paper that stu...
Blog Post
Off to a Good Start: How the Biden-Harris Administration Can Strengthen DFC’s 2X Initiative
Megan O'Donnell
and
Jocilyn Estes
April 13, 2021
In March, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) held its first board meeting of the Biden-Harris administration. At that meeting board members voted to approve just one project—a $300 million loan to expand a Brazilian bank’s lending portfolio to small and medium enterprises (SM...
POLICY PAPERS
A Review of the 2X Women’s Initiative: Recommendations for the Biden-Harris Administration
Megan O'Donnell
and
Jocilyn Estes
April 13, 2021
This policy paper reviews the extent to which DFC (and its predecessor, OPIC) have focused on the promotion of women’s economic empowerment and broader gender equality to date, particularly through the 2X Women’s Initiative.
POLICY PAPERS
Unpacking Gender Gaps and Data Gaps in Public Sector Employment and Pay
Ugonma Nwankwo et al.
April 12, 2021
We look at available sources to ask (i) Where is data available on employment and wages allowing for comparisons between women and men, and the public and private sectors? (ii) How do women’s employment, compensation, and seniority compare with men’s in the public and private sectors? (iii) How do g...
CGD NOTES
Violence Against Women and Children During COVID-19—One Year On and 100 Papers In: A Fourth Research Round Up
Shelby Bourgault et al.
April 12, 2021
A year after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, we take stock of an increasingly diverse set of new studies linking violence against women and children (VAW/C) to COVID-19 an associated pandemic response measures.
Blog Post
From Mexico City to Paris: Generation Equality Needs Evidence-Based Commitments
Megan O'Donnell et al.
April 09, 2021
Women’s History Month came to a close last week with the first virtual convening of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico City. Originally scheduled for 2020, the Forum commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, while bringing urgent attention to gl...