La proporción de hombres con un empleo vulnerable (trabajo familiar no remunerado o cuenta propia), es casi 5 puntos porcentuales superior a la de las mujeres. Menos niños que niñas terminan el ciclo...
En Bolivia, por cada hombre joven sin educación, empleo ni capacitación hay 2 mujeres jóvenes en la misma situación. La tasa de fertilidad adolescente es superior a la tasa promedio de la región y de los...
In Suriname, for every young man out of employment, education, or training, there are 1.5 young women in such situation. Women represent just 42% of total senior and middle management positions. Boys...
While 26% of male tertiary graduates in Honduras earn degrees in STEM programs, the share among women is only 9%. Although slowly declining, adolescent fertility in Honduras remains among the highest...
Adolescent fertility in Panama is 6 times higher than the average for countries in the same income group. While 22.6% of male tertiary graduates earn degrees in STEM programs, the share among women...
While 36% of male tertiary graduates in Mexico earn degrees in STEM programs, the share among women is only 14%. Women spend more than twice the time on unpaid domestic and care work daily than...
Although declining, Haiti’s adolescent fertility rate remains higher than the average for lower-middle income countries. There is a 5.3 percentage point gender gap in access to a financial account...
Although slowly declining, St. Lucia’s adolescent fertility rate remains higher than the average for upper middle-income countries. Men are 11 percentage points more likely than women to be in vulnerable...
While 29% of male tertiary graduates in El Salvador earn degrees in STEM programs, the share among women is only 17%. There is gender gap of 15.6 percentage points against women in the share of...
While 29% of male tertiary graduates in Nicaragua earn degrees in STEM programs, the share among women is only 13%. Although low in general, 22% of women have access to a financial account compared...
While 22.5% of male tertiary graduates in Uruguay earn degrees in STEM programs, the share among women is only 10%. Although declining, Uruguay’s adolescent fertility rate remains around 3 times...
Agency—the ability to define one’s own goals and make choices to achieve them—is often measured through questions that capture an individual’s direct involvement in decision-making. Yet not participating...
From 2018 to 2022, household access to home internet in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased from 50.7 to 68.4 percent, with higher access rates in urban areas (ITU, 2023). In most countries...
Gender equality is a moral, social, and economic imperative at the heart of sustainable development. It is essential for eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a liveable planet. The Umbrella...
The EnABLE Quarterly Newsletter provides the latest updates from the EnABLE Trust Fund, and related work on social inclusion and gender equity. This issue presents highlights of activities from October...
El Boletín Trimestral de EnABLE proporciona las ultimas actualizaciones del Fondo Fiduciario de EnABLE y el trabajo relacionado con la inclusión social y la equidad de genero. Este número presenta los...
This study evaluates the impact of an intimate partner violence prevention program in Rwanda, using a randomized controlled trial. The 22-week couples training program aimed to improve communication, shift...
This report explores the key challenges to women’s employment in the transport sector and provides recommendations for how stakeholders can tackle gender gaps and increase women’s representation in the...
This options paper aims to highlight select evidence-based and innovative options for potential programming that could unlock women’s and girls’ empowerment through the World Bank’s portfolio in Somalia...
This options paper aims to highlight select evidence-based and innovative options for potential programming that could unlock women’s and girls’ empowerment through the World Bank’s portfolio in Somalia...