Engaging Women as Leaders to End Poverty on a Livable Planet

Gender equality for all people is a matter of fairness and justice and is also essential for development. Growing evidence shows how removing gender barriers unlocks economic productivity, reduces poverty, deepens social cohesion, and enhances well-being and prosperity for current and future generations. Women’s participation and leadership improves the management of natural resources, strengthens resilience, and makes economies more competitive.

The forthcoming World Bank Group Gender Strategy 2024-2030: Accelerate Gender Equality to End Poverty on a Livable Planet charts a path forward for the WBG to innovate, finance, and act collectively with partners to end gender-based violence, build and protect human capital, expand, and enable economic opportunities and engage women as leaders. Adopting laws that strengthen women’s economic rights and opportunities is an essential first step toward inclusive, resilient, and stronger societies. But accelerating gender equality is only possible if laws are adequately implemented and enforced. The Women, Business and the Law 2024 report reveals key legal and policy opportunities in 190 countries to foster an enabling environment for women to thrive.

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