gender

Around one in three women suffers Gender-Based Violence at least once in their lifetime. What drives this pervasive issue and what are the main risk factors? How can we effectively address and prevent it?

Deploying frequent and unpredictable visible police patrols in the streets of Hyderabad, India, led to a 27% drop in severe harassment cases. Such data-driven public safety interventions can improve women’s safety, educational choices and labour forc...

Can targeted interventions reduce school-based gender-based violence? Teacher and student training on gender-based violence in Mozambique leads to a reduction in teacher-led violence and greater school retention for girls.

Interventions that reduce bias in loan approvals, promote asset-based financing and enhance women's control over income and assets can effectively expand credit access for women.

There are significant disparities across countries in the gender division of work even at similar income levels. Social, institutional, and policy choices play a pivotal role in the variation in gendered labour patterns across countries.

Flexible work arrangements can both attract women to the labour force and provide a gateway to outside-the-home jobs. In India, where gender norms keep women out of the labour force, home-based jobs may represent the most immediate path to increase women’s labour force participation.

Stark gender disparities are evident on a Chinese online healthcare platform, with algorithms disproportionately favouring male physicians.

Evidence from India shows that women’s microcredit groups stimulate women’s political participation by building their networks

There are stark gender disparities in hospital usage in India which increase with the cost of care. Social subsidies are unlikely to close disparities without gender-targeted efforts