Good governance, gender equality and women's empowerment are necessary conditions for the reduction of poverty. The importance of these factors is affirmed by numerous international instruments on ...

This article is authored by Kalpana Ajayan, regional head, South Asia, Women’s World Banking.

Understanding the diversity and plurality of people who inhabit and pass through cities on a daily basis, gender-responsive urban planning aims to incorporate all those identities, perspectives and ...

Gender-responsive reforms continued when the Parliament passed the first national law to combat violence against women in 2017. Although progress is being made, the legal environment for women and ...

Despite rising female enrolment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) across Bangladesh, violence, harassment, and weak institutional safeguards remain critical barriers to women’s ...