Women's Economic Empowerment

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How Significant Is Household Headship? Agnes Quisumbing and Dominique van de Walle on the CGD Podcast
October 01, 2019
IFPRI's Agnes Quisumbing and CGD's Dominique van de Walle joined me to discuss the contexts in which headship is (and isn't) useful, the importance of the circumstances leading to female headship, and how headship can relate to women's property rights and financial security.
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Gender-Smart Investing: A Pioneer Survey of 21 DFIs
September 30, 2019
Our team has just launched (to our knowledge) the first ever survey of the gender policies and practices of 21 multilateral and bilateral DFIs in order to gain a better understanding of DFI gender strategies. 
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Harmonization is Power: Reflections from Women Deliver 2019
June 18, 2019
As Women Deliver CEO Katja Iversen made clear in her closing remarks, referring to Women Deliver as a “fueling station” rather than a “summit,” what comes next is of course even more challenging.