Women are south Asia’s ‘silent contributors’ – changing that could transform economies
Female entrepreneurs in South Asia have been described as “silent contributors”, as their input to the economy and society is ...
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South Asia Women in the Workforce Week
Women in South Asia continue to be left out of the region’s economic successes. While South Asia is the fastest growing regions in the world, the female labor force participation rate is only 23.6% ...
From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books ofte…
Ramos turned an unlikely subject – a formerly enslaved South Asian woman – into a superhero of the colonial world. Catarina’s ...
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South Asian Women Leaders For Change
This year's theme is Women in leadership. Leadership is at the nexus of gender and development. The World Bank is committed to supporting women's and girls' voices and agency in South Asia. To that ...