jcrtitle
#ClearHerPath Breaking Barriers to Women's Empowerment and Jobs in South Asia
jcrpagetitle
A Path To Jobs and Opportunities: Breaking Barriers to Women's Empowerment in South Asia
jcrdescription
In South Asia, only one-third of women are in the labor force. This is a significant lost opportunity. The WBG supports programs in the region that create jobs and empower women. These stories show what happens when we #ClearHerPath.
jcrtags
- wbg:topic/competitiveness_broad/competitiveness_smes
- wbg:country/sri-lanka
- wbg:country/bhutan
- wbg:regions/south-asia
- wbg:topic/digital_broad/digital_access
- wbg:topic/gender_broad
- wbg:country/bangladesh
- wbg:country/nepal
- wbg:topic/fiscal-policy_broad/fiscal-policy_jobs-growth
- wbg:topic/farming-agribusiness_broad/farming-agribusiness_food-security
- wbg:topic/education-skills_broad
- wbg:topic/energy_broad/energy_extractives
- wbg:topic/farming-agribusiness_broad
content-type
Immersive Story
writer
000531875
first-appeared-in
2026-03-06
country
Nepal
funding-mechanism
- ibrd, IBRD
- ifc, IFC
- ida, IDA
content-date
March 6, 2026