Infrastructure
Public transport is key to strengthening women’s economic participation in MENA
Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have outperformed many other regions in terms of life expectancy, infant mortality, and tertiary education. Yet, increased educational attainment has not led to an increase in their economic participation. As countries look at measures to bring more women into the workforce, public transport systems must be […]
Empowering Young Women in Saint Lucia’s Energy Sector
The energy sector remains one of the least gender-diverse sectors, and the Caribbean is no exception. Girls tend to be steered away from science, technology engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields from as early as primary school years. There remains the prevailing perception of women’s inferiority in performing more technical work and that engineering is a […]
Lifting barriers to gender-responsive infrastructure
From a macro-economic perspective, applying a gender-lens to infrastructure development would increase the total GDP in OECD countries by 2.5% by 2050. Developing safe and quality infrastructure that is gender-responsive is therefore vital to an inclusive green economy. While good practices and actions exist, many countries still face multi-faceted challenges, ranging from awareness and capacity to […]
