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  • What Works in Supporting Women-Led Businesses ? (English)

    Innovative women entrepreneurs can be agents of change and offer novel solutions to global challenges. However, they face multiple barriers to growing their businesses. This paper reviews the literature...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10744 Document Date: April 2, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Gender Equality in Development : A Ten-Year Retrospective (English)

    This retrospective report explores global progress and lessons learned over the past 10 years in promoting gender equality. This report takes stock of global progress and considers the impact of evidence-backed...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 183417 Document Date: June 28, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kucey,Andrea,Sahay,Abhilasha,Libresco,Brett,Ubfal,Diego Javier,Broccolini,Chiara,Solotaroff,Jennifer

  • Returns to Soft Skills Training in Rwanda (English)

    Young adults seeking to enter the labor market often confront a skills mismatch with firms reporting difficulty finding new entrants with appropriate levels of soft skills. This paper reports findings...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10489 Document Date: June 20, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Brudevold-Newman,Andrew Peter,Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Agriculture (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179668 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Reducing Gender-based Violence (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179664 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Empowering Adolescent Girls (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179665 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Access to and Uptake of Childcare Services (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179667 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Improving Education Outcomes (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179670 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Social Protection (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179671 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Facilitating Labor Markets (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179672 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Supporting Women Entrepreneurs (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179666 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Policy Lessons on Women’s Land Titling (English)

    This note is part of a series highlighting the work of the five Gender Innovation Labs (GILs) that constitute the GIL Federation, a World Bank community of practice coordinated by the World Bank Gender...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 179669 Document Date: January 25, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • What Works in Supporting Women-led Businesses? (English)

    This thematic policy note is part of a series that provides an analytical foundation for the update to the World Bank Group Gender Strategy (FY24-30). This series seeks to give a broad overview of the...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 179583 Document Date: January 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • ما الذي ينجح في مساندة منشآت ا أ لعمال ال ت ي تقودها نساء؟ (Arabic)

    تشهد توجُّهات واضعي السياسات حول ريادة ا أ لعمال النسائية تحوُّلاً بطيئاً بالانتقال من تشجيع تأسيس عدد كب ي š من ال ش ¢كات الناشئة إلى ال ت šك ي ز š على مساندة النساء اللا ئي – يمكنهن قيادة منشآت ا أ لعمال...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 179583 Document Date: January 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Comment Soutenir Efficacement les Entreprises Dirigées par des Femmes ? (French)

    Le discours des responsables de l’élaboration des politiques concernant l’entrepreneuriat féminin, qui jusqu’alors encourageait la création d’un grand nombre de startups, évolue lentement pour mettre désormais...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: 179583 Document Date: January 1, 2023 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • How Should Business Training be Priced? : A Demand Experiment in Jamaica (English)

    This note examines how sensitive the demand for business training is to price, and whether charging a higher price causes firm owners to exert more effort in training.

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 153375 Document Date: September 28, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maffioli,Alessandro,Mckenzie,David J.,Ubfal,Diego Javier

  • Estimating the Demand for Business Training : Evidence from Jamaica (English)

    Business training programs are typically offered for free. Charging for training provides potential benefits including financial sustainability, but little is known about how price affects the demand for...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9415 Document Date: September 24, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Maffioli,Alessandro,Mckenzie,David J.,Ubfal,Diego Javier