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Women’s Economic Power in Action: Creating Jobs and Expanding Opportunity for Women Across East Asia and Pacific

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Women’s Economic Power in Action: Creating Jobs and Expanding Opportunity for Women Across East Asia and Pacific

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Women’s Economic Power in Action: Creating Jobs and Expanding Opportunity for Women Across East Asia and Pacific

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On this International Women’s Day, we highlight how women across East Asia and Pacific are building a resilient future through access to resources, services, jobs, and economic opportunities with the support of World Bank Group programs. From women farmers and vendors in Cambodia and Vanuatu to mothers in the Philippines and female entrepreneurs in Indonesia, these initiatives are enabling women to work, earn, and take on leadership roles, contributing to greater productivity and growth throughout the region.

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• wbg:topic/fiscal-policy_broad/fiscal-policy_jobs-growth
• wbg:topic/infrastructure_broad
• wbg:topic/farming-agribusiness_broad
• wbg:topic/farming-agribusiness_broad/farming-agribusiness_food-security
• wbg:country/lao-pdr
• wbg:country/philippines
• wbg:country/vanuatu
• wbg:topic/transport_broad
• wbg:topic/climate_broad/climate_adaptation
• wbg:regions/east-asia-and-pacific
• wbg:country/virgin-islands-us
• wbg:country/viet-nam
• wbg:country/papua-new-guinea
• wbg:country/cambodia
• wbg:country/indonesia

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content-type

Immersive Story

writer

000597622

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2026-03-06

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Lao PDR

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• ibrd, IBRD
• ifc, IFC
• ida, IDA

content-date

March 6, 2026