South Asia Gender Innovation Lab
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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
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.
Featured Scholars Series
Sarah Baird and Shwetlena Sabarwal share key findings from field and virtual surveys that focused on the impacts of COVID-19 on adolescents’ well-being in Bangladesh.
Featured Scholars Series
Rohini Pande addresses evidence needs to advance women's economic empowerment in India.
Featured Scholars Series
Soumya Kapoor Mehta discusses what evidence needs and intervention approaches should be prioritized to promote women's economic empowerment in India.
Featured Scholars Series
Jayati Ghosh addresses gender gaps in the labor market and ways India can promote employment for women.
Featured Scholars Series
Impact Evaluation of Targeting the Ultra Poor Program in Afghanistan
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
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.
Join our Community of Practice
WEESA (Women's Economic Empowerment in South Asia)
WEESA CoP connects SAR GIL initiatives with a wider audience, delivering engaging webinars, insightful monthly digests, and carefully curated resources to inspire knowledge exchange and collaboration on women’s economic empowerment in South Asia.
Contact Us
SAR Gender Lab
sargenderlab@worldbank.org