Some recent Blogs

India: Making public transport more women-friendly

Women’s access to education, jobs, or simply their enjoyment of city life, is hampered by safety issues in the public transportation systems. A set of prioritized measures for their safer travel has been proposed as a Toolkit on Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India.

Emerging labor market trends in post-COVID South Asia

The World Bank’s South Asia Economic Focus tries to get a clearer picture of the labor market in South Asia by looking at changes in employment across sectors, and by focusing on two demographic groups most vulnerable to job losses: female and youth workers.