Documents & Reports
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A Retrospective of IFC’s Implementation of the World Bank Group Gender Strategy (English)
This document reflects the significant expansion of IFC’s gender work, ranging from innovative research, new product development, broadened private sector advisory solutions, increased gender-lens investments...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 184606 Document Date: August 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Nguyen,Nhung Thi-000538162
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On the Road to Greater Mobility : Understanding the Demand for Gender-Segregated Transportation in Urban Afghanistan (Vol. 1 of 2) (English)
This study is vital to understand the existing transportation situation for women in urban Afghanistan and to create solutions toward greater mobility for women. Existing data on gender and transportation...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 159047 Document Date: May 17, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Pandey,Disha,Etezaz,Sahar,Joshi,Shalaka Rameshchandra
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On the Road to Greater Mobility : Understanding the Demand for Gender-Segregated Transportation in Urban Afghanistan (Vol. 2 of 2) : Summary (English)
This study is vital to understand the existing transportation situation for women in urban Afghanistan and to create solutions toward greater mobility for women. Existing data on gender and transportation...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 159047 Document Date: May 17, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Pandey,Disha,Etezaz,Sahar,Joshi,Shalaka Rameshchandra
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Tackling Childcare Pakistan : Creating Family-Friendly Workplaces - A Market Study on the Benefits and Challenges of Employer-Supported Childcare (English)
The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) is a pan-industry advocacy group composed of the country’s largest businesses including multinationals that have significant investment in and a long-term commitment...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 159155 Document Date: March 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Nasir,Rudaba,Gurgel,Anita Amaral,Mehri, Shirin,Shekha, Nazish,Laiq, Sara,Ashir, Zohair,Jaleel, Birjis,Shahab, Saira
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Tackling Childcare Pakistan : Creating Family-Friendly Workplaces - Insights from an IFC-PBC Peer-Learning Collaboration (English)
This note presents aggregate results on the IFC-PBC peer-learning collaboration, focusing on the commitments made by participating companies and highlighting the lessons learned during their journey towards...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 159156 Document Date: March 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Hashimi, Fuad,Malik, Ehsan,Nasir,Rudaba,Gurgel,Anita Amaral,Mehri, Shirin
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Bridging the Gap : Emerging Private Sector Response and Recovery Measures for Gender Equality amid COVID-19 (English)
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing gender inequalities, exposed fundamental flaws in economic and social systems, and posed a serious threat to the gains made on gender equality. The pandemic...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 156646 Document Date: February 12, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dei, Stephanie,Falth, Anna,Mitchell, Nancy,Kolb,Henriette,Nasir,Rudaba,Tsiftsi,Evangelia
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Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality (English)
The report presents lessons from the SheWorks Sri Lanka Partnership, a two-year peer learning platform featuring fifteen leading companies in the country, and shares business results and good practices...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 156758 Document Date: November 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Luinstra,Amy N.,Arunasalam,Aarthy,Duwage,Samurdhi Lakshani Perera,Twigg,Sarah
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Tackling Childcare : The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Vietnam (English)
Employers in Vietnam, especially those in high-growth sectors like export-oriented manufacturing and banking, are looking for ways to attract and retain workers as the labor market tightens. This study...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157070 Document Date: August 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Vu,Hang Thu,Luinstra,Amy N.
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Tackling Childcare : Employer-Supported Childcare in Cambodia (English)
With sustained economic growth over two decades, Cambodia has transitioned from being one of the world’s poorest countries to a lower-middle-income status in 2015. Cambodia has the highest labor force...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 157072 Document Date: July 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Luinstra,Amy N.,Singh,Roshika K.
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Employer-Supported Childcare : A Practical Guide for Myanmar Businesses (Mayan languages)
This guide provides useful information for business owners in Myanmar on childcare support for employees. Now, more than ever, employers are seeking ways to support the care and family needs of their employees...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 150796 Document Date: April 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Maynes,Ellen Claire,Luinstra,Amy N.,Aung,Hnin Nwe Nwe,Singh,Roshika K.,Nasir,Rudaba
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Employer-Supported Childcare : A Practical Guide for Myanmar Businesses (English)
This guide provides useful information for business owners in Myanmar on childcare support for employees. Now, more than ever, employers are seeking ways to support the care and family needs of their employees...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 150796 Document Date: April 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Maynes,Ellen Claire,Luinstra,Amy N.,Aung,Hnin Nwe Nwe,Singh,Roshika K.,Nasir,Rudaba
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Her Home : Housing Finance for Women (English)
Lack of appropriate financial means to obtain adequate housing is a wide economic problem in the developing world. In addition to supply and demand issues, macroeconomic instability, insufficient regulatory...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 147721 Document Date: January 29, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Hoffmann,Nathalie Ilona,Gwinner,William Britt,Schnabel,Jessica A.,Ganuza,Montserrat,Roy,Friedemann,Etchegoyen,Jose Felix,Lolila,Zahia Msuya,Tejero, Carol,Joseph,Roshin Mathai,Romero,Joanna,Kipnis,Heather Mae,Kotikula,Aphichoke,Hardi,Sharmila,Pulizzi,Henry,Wright,Robert Palmer,Murti,Bhattiprolu Balachandra,Camara,Modibo Khane,Ivey, Kate,Mendali, Rebati,Proano, Alex
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Women Matter : Findings from Sri Lanka’s National Financial Inclusion Survey 2018-19 (English)
Women in Sri Lanka have achieved high levels of human development and education. Yet surprising gaps in their progress remain. For instance, the majority of Sri Lankan women still rely on the informal...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 147729 Document Date: January 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Chien,Jennifer,Kolb,Henriette,Shivakumaran,Shivapragasam
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Waka Mere Commitment to Action : Improving Business Outcomes in Solomon Islands through Advancing Workplace Gender Equality (English)
Women in Solomon Islands are half as likely as men to be in paid employment and only one out of four private sector jobs are held by women. Companies in Solomon Islands identified gendered roles and gender-based...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 146391 Document Date: November 30, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Nguyen,Nhung Thi-000538162,Hameed,Shabnam
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Making Progress : Sri Lankan Businesses Advance Gender Equality at the Workspace – A Sheworks Sri Lanka Private Sector Partnership (English)
While the private sector is increasingly recognizing that advancing gender equality means better talent, higher productivity, more customers, and a stronger bottom line, progress remains slow. Sri Lanka...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 150795 Document Date: April 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Arif,Amena,Niethammer,Carmen,Arunasalam,Aarthy,Shenoy,Kinita Kiron
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Pakistan - National Foods Limited Food Manufacturing : Retaining Top Talent Through Family-Friendly Policies (English)
Pakistan’s economy is presently growing at just under 6 percent annually. The country’s GDP could grow by 30 percent if women and men participated equally in the workforce. Women’s education levels in...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 134149 Document Date: December 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Hashimi, Fuad,Zehra Nasir, Rudaba,Essmat,Sammar,Mohamed,Yasmin Galal Mostafa,Shekha, Nazish,Laiq, Sara,Muhtashim,Zunee,Mirmotahari,Farzin,Daley,Sanola Alexia
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Pakistan - HBL Banking and Financial Services : Advancing Gender Diversity through Effective Anti-Harassment Mechanisms - Case Study (English)
Pakistan’s economy is presently growing at just under 6 percent annually. The country’s GDP could grow by 30 percent if women and men participated equally in the workforce. Women’s education levels in...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 134147 Document Date: December 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Hashimi, Fuad,Zehra Nasir, Rudaba,Essmat,Sammar,Nasir, Zehra,Laiq, Sara,Muhtashim,Zunee,Mirmotahari,Farzin,Daley,Sanola Alexia
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Pakistan - Packages Limited Manufacturing : Advancing Gender Diversity through Equal Opportunity Recruitment Practices : Case Study (English)
Pakistan’s economy is presently growing at just under 6 percent annually. The country’s GDP could grow by 30 percent if women and men participated equally in the workforce. Women’s education levels in...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 134148 Document Date: December 1, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kolb,Henriette,Hashimi, Fuad,Zehra Nasir, Rudaba,Essmat,Sammar,Mohamed,Yasmin Galal Mostafa,Shekha, Nazish,Laiq, Sara,Muhtashim,Zunee,Mirmotahari,Farzin,Daley,Sanola Alexia
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She for shield : insure women to better protect all (English)
The insurance industry plays an important role in the growth and stability of the global economy, providing individual, family, and community level protection against economic, social, and environmental...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 114402 Document Date: January 1, 2017 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Grown,Caren,Porter-Peschka, Mary,Louat, Natalie,Kolb,Henriette,Olivier, Gaelle,Wattez-Richard, Garance