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South Asia Gender Innovation Lab

Systematic Review on Women's Economic Empowerment: Care Polices and Care ...

Systematic Review Financial Products

Systematic Review on Women's Economic Empowerment: Financial Products

Typology of Economic Women’s Groups Programs in South Asia

Evidence Review: Typology of Economic Women’s Groups Programs in South Asia

South Asia women's economic empowerment asset transfers

Systematic Review on Women's Economic Empowerment: Asset Transfers and ...

Call for Proposals Gender Innovation Lab Regional Integration

Call for Proposals: Regional Integration, Trade and Women's Economic ...

How Well do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in South Asia?

Evidence Review: How Well Do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Intimate ...

Child Marriage Brief

Evidence Review: How Well Do Economic Empowerment Efforts Prevent Child ...

Self-help Group Programs

Systematic Review on Women's Economic Empowerment: Self-help Group Programs

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Policy Brief: Girls’ Lived Experiences of School Closures : Insights from ...

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Policy Brief: Women’s Employment and Safety Perceptions: Evidence from Low-...

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Systematic Review on Women's Economic Empowerment: Skills and Training ...

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Policy Brief: Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being ...

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Policy Brief: Effects of a Multifaceted Education Program on Enrollment, ...

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Policy Brief: Adolescence in the Time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh

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Policy Brief: Care Work and Intra-Household Tensions during COVID-19: ...

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Who are We?

SAR GIL is a solutions platform for gender equality, linking evidence and action through impact evaluations. We host the WEESA Community of Practice, which fosters regional dialogue and capacity building on women’s economic empowerment in South Asia and beyond.

Featured Scholar Series

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Featured Scholar Series

Clara Delavallade and Rebecca Thornton discuss a multifaceted educational program pursuing three objectives: improving access to schooling, reducing gender gaps in schooling, and improving learning quality.
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Featured Scholars Series

Sarah Baird and Shwetlena Sabarwal share key findings from field and virtual surveys that focused on the impacts of COVID-109 on adolescents’ well-being in Bangladesh.
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Featured Scholars Series

Rohini Pande addresses evidence needs to advance women's economic empowerment in India.
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Featured Scholars Series

Soumya Kapoor Mehta discusses what evidence needs and intervention approaches should be prioritized to promote women's economic empowerment in India.
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Featured Scholars Series

Jayati Ghosh addresses gender gaps in the labor market and ways India can promote employment for women.
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Impact Evaluation of Targeting the Ultra Poor Program in Afghanistan

Featured Scholars Series

Impact Evaluation of Targeting the Ultra Poor Program in Afghanistan
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Featured Scholars Series

We are starting “Talking Innovations: Featured Scholars Series” to learn from evidence for effective solutions in South Asia. Caren Grown and Hans Timmer kickstarted the discussion on Sept 19. Photo credit: World Bank
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Featured Scholar Series

World Bank Specialists discuss how the South Asia Gender Innovation Lab can contribute impactful research to shape policies and programs in pursuit of gender equality in the region.
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Join our Community of Practice

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WEESA (Women's Economic Empowerment in South Asia)

As SARGIL’s outreach platform, the WEESA CoP offers webinars, a monthly digest, and curated resources to facilitate knowledge sharing on women’s economic empowerment in South Asia. Members are researchers, policymakers, and development practitioners.
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Isis Gaddis
Program Lead
igaddis@worldbank.org
SAR Gender Lab
sargenderlab@worldbank.org