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Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
Putting resources toward specialized training, mentoring and confidence building is a successful formula for giving greater voice to women in the countryside.
A well-crafted action plan has helped women in Bangladesh who want to start small and medium-sized enterprises have a more equal playing field with men.
While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.