Political representation in parliament
exceeds the average for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC).
The proportion of seats that women held in parliament
increased from...
Type: BriefReport#: 168967Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Nicaragua is doing relatively better in
terms of education. Women in Nicaragua are facing
considerable inequalities in the labor market when compared
to men. One of...
Type: BriefReport#: 168956Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Paraguay has made important strides
towards gender equality in the last years. However,
significant gaps persist in the areas of health, education,
economic opportunity,...
Type: BriefReport#: 168954Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
The shortage of formal wage employment
affects women disproportionally, especially those with low
levels of education. The health insurance system in
Guatemala covers...
Type: BriefReport#: 168962Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
In 2018, International Finance
Corporation’s (IFC’s) shareholders authorized a capital
increase of 5.5 billion dollars, the largest increase in its
history. The capital...
Type: BriefReport#: 167197Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Narayanaswamy,Meera
Colombia has made progress towards
gender equality in health and education over the past
decades, but significant challenges remain in access to
economic opportunities....
Type: BriefReport#: 168984Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
The sexual and reproductive health and
rights (SRHR) needs of adolescents are often overlooked or
responses are not well tailored to adolescent needs, which
vary greatly...
Type: BriefReport#: 167550Date: December 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
performs relatively well in terms of gender equality, with
improvements over the last two decades in indicators
spanning human endowments,...
Type: BriefReport#: 168950Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Panama performs poorly in terms of
gender equality - despite being a high-income country, and
the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has widened
existing gaps,...
Type: BriefReport#: 168955Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Dominican Republic performs poorly in
terms of gender equality; international rankings indicate
that the Dominican Republic still has a long way to go in
closing existing...
Type: BriefReport#: 168966Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Costa Rica performs strongly on the
World Economic Forum’s (WEF) global gender gap index. It
ranks 15th globally and second in Latin America and the
Caribbean. The country...
Type: BriefReport#: 168983Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Deep economic crises, the global
financial crisis and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
have put some strains on, and rekindled an older debate
about the costs and...
Type: BriefReport#: 166524Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende
This migration and development brief
provides updates on global trends in migration and
remittances. It highlights developments related to
migration-related Sustainable...
Deep economic crises - the global
financial crisis and the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic - have put some strains on and rekindled an older
debate about...
Type: BriefReport#: 166500Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende
Too often, electrification programs do
not fully exploit the degree to which access to electricity
can improve livelihoods. This live wire documents the
lessons learned...
Type: BriefReport#: 166467Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Finucane,James Robert ;
Besnard,Juliette Suzanne Georgette ;
Golumbeanu,Raluca Georgiana
Even with significant economic progress
and high levels of gender equality, female labor force
participation remains persistently low in the Philippines,
with less than...
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent
need for timely information to help monitor and mitigate
the socio-economic impact of the crisis. This information
is essential...
Type: BriefReport#: 191291Date: November 26, 2021Author:
World Bank
Gender-based violence (GBV) has
substantial individual and collective costs that
disproportionately affect poorer women and girls. One woman
in three worldwide has experienced...
Type: BriefReport#: 166255Date: November 24, 2021Author:
Botea,Ioana Alexandra ;
Coudouel,Aline ;
Heinemann,Alessandra ;
Kuttner,Stephanie Anne
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA)
new analysis, The Oil and Gas Industry in Energy
Transitions, found that the commitments from the Bank’s Zero
Routine Flaring...
High Frequency Phone Surveys (HFS)
reveal that people in Sudan were aware of COVID-19 at the
start of the pandemic. Yet, one year later, preventive
measures were used...
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