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A project in Indonesia opens livelihood opportunities for women and encourages their participation in community development.
A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
In Bangladesh, improvements in rural roads and markets paved the way for women’s empowerment.
In the Republic of Korea, there is a need for a consolidated database to provide timely market information on self-employed workers by region and business sector.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
A wide range of new solutions is able to avoid, reduce, collect, recycle, and clean up plastic waste.
Introduce interventions that address childcare issues and employment segregation.
Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development.