The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its economic and social effects on households have created an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate the social and economic impacts of the crisis...
In South Africa, 2019 was a landmark year as the country’s first ever national minimum wage came into effect on January 1 and with it, hopes that the now-mandated rate per hour signified increased policy...
The findings in this note are based on a household survey carried out between August 1 and 14, 2020, to assess the COVID-19 impact on households. The survey instrument and procedures were designed in accordance...
Type: BriefReport#: 172888Date: August 1, 2020Author:
World Bank
Transport is a key and often underemphasized tool for increasing women’s economic potential. Women are both underrepresented as providers and underserved as riders: the International Labour Organization...
Since Airbnb’s founding in 2008, women hosts have earned nearly 32 billion dollars using the platform. The income they generate has contributed to launching businesses that further support entrepreneurship,...
In partnership with the World Bank and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Facebook’s future of business (FOB) surveys have gathered insights from millions of small business...
South Africa is among the fairest countries in the world when it comes to pay gaps between men and women; it currently ranks 17th of 149 countries on the world economic forum’s global gender index, also...
To advance economic gender equality in Africa, the authors first need to know which development programs work to economically empower women. Better data on gender-informed development indicators is imperative...
Type: BriefReport#: 152334Date: August 1, 2020Author:
Donald,Aletheia Amalia ;
Goldstein,Markus P.
In order to support well designed water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) responses contributing to Coronavirus (COVID-19) containment, this note provides an overview of measures taken at the federal and...
This document provides additional information on the data collected in Armenia between December 2019 and August 2020. The survey was part of a joint project of the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
For companies operating in the platform economy, gender dividends are particularly relevant as they are well placed to benefit from increased innovation and improved product and service design for closing...
Popularly referred to as Brazil’s answer to Etsy, the Elo7 online marketplace showcases a range of creative handmade goods from across Brazil, from custom paper bags to bejeweled baby shoes. The platform’s...
This note examines gender disparities in care work and intra-household tensions among online gig workers in India. The data was collected as part of an online experiment in April 2020, shortly after lockdown...
Type: BriefReport#: 154397Date: August 1, 2020Author:
Abel,Simon Martin ;
Tas,Emcet Oktay ;
Zahra,Najaf ;
D'Lima,Tanya Lynn ;
Kalashyan,Anna ;
Sethi,Jayati
In Mozambique, despite investments aimed at expanding the reach of the extension system, access to information and agricultural extension remains limited. The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to extension...
Type: BriefReport#: 192054Date: July 31, 2020Author:
World Bank
COCAP’s Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) biweekly covers the incidents related to gender-based violence (GBV) and COVID-19 from July 16 to 31, 2020. From July 16 to 31, 2020, COCAP’s Nepal Peace Monitoring...
This brief represents the main findings from the first round of the village-level community assessment of Myanmar COVID-19 socio-economic monitoring as of July 2020.
Type: BriefReport#: 154188Date: July 31, 2020Author:
Lemasle,Natacha Caroline
The Coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis led schools and universities to rapidly transition to a distance-learning mode, via the Internet, television or radio. Te Rito Toi is an online resource in New Zealand...
Type: BriefReport#: 152586Date: July 31, 2020Author:
Lieshout,Koen van
This brief discusses the Policy Notes prepared by the World Bank Group (WBG) teams to share their assessment of the most important reform areas and provide key policy options for the new government of...
Type: BriefReport#: 178065Date: July 31, 2020Author:
World Bank
Under the PROMOVE-Agribiz program in Mozambique, FAO is rolling out its Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in over 700 communities in Nampula and Zambézia provinces. These FFSs are implemented as part...
Type: BriefReport#: 192056Date: July 31, 2020Author:
World Bank
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