Center for Research on Women and Jobs (CRWJ)

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Featured Research

This page highlights selected working papers and journal publications related to women and jobs authored by World Bank researchers. 

Policy Research Working Papers

The World Bank's Policy Research Working Paper Series facilitates the exchange of ideas on development and rapidly disseminates ongoing research findings, advancing the latest conversations in the field. The Series highlights World Bank analytical work aimed at generating insights with broad applicability across countries and sectors. Many of these working paper publications are later published in peer-reviewed academic journals.

Note: The CRWJ team is in the process of updating this catalogue dating back to the beginning of the Series. Currently, it goes back only a few years.

 

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    Education and Skills

    Education and training programs build human capital and address gaps in technical, digital, and soft skills that are critical for female labor force participation and employment.

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    Productivity and Pay Gaps

    Expanding women’s access to high-growth sectors, where they are often under-represented, is essential to close productivity and pay gaps and improve the quality of women’s jobs.

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    Social Norms

    Shifting restrictive social norms can contribute to expanding women’s choices, enabling greater participation in paid work and a broader range of occupations.

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    Mobility

    Safe, reliable, and affordable transportation is an important enabler for women’s access to job opportunities and the expansion of entrepreneurial activities.

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    Shocks and Resilience

    Enhancing the resilience of women’s jobs requires addressing the structural inequalities that increase their exposure to shocks, including pandemics, natural hazards, and trade disruptions.

Journal Publications

This section features recent journal publications related to women and jobs authored by World Bank researchers.