Work and Opportunities for Women Helpdesk
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- Guidance document
This practical guidance supports project developers in integrating gender equity into carbon credit initiatives, moving beyond a ‘Do No Harm’ approach to ensure benefits for all genders. Developed under the Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW)…
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- Fact sheet
This key sheet synthesises existing evidence, good practice, and key resources for integrating gender and disability inclusion in the finance sector and broader economic development programmes. It highlights approaches for ensuring financial…
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- Guidance document, Tools and templates
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) is aimed at sustainability, climate and procurement professionals working in multinational companies. It explains how companies can make their work more environmentally…
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- Report
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) provides key facts relating to the case for promoting women’s economic empowerment in development programming and business planning. It explains what companies can do to…
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- Report
This report from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) provides guidance on how the climate change impacts women, what is needed for gender inclusive climate action and how to create gender inclusive opportunities in the green…
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- Report
This report from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) examines the intersections between gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and food security. It explores the following areas:links between gender equality, women’s…
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- Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) synthesises evidence on the linkages between gender, social inclusion and trade, highlighting women’s different roles in trade in selected middle-income countries. It…
Discriminatory law reform: how legal barriers affecting women’s economic empowerment can be overcome
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- Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) is an evidence review which outlines how discriminatory laws affect women's economic empowerment, both directly and indirectly. It presents lessons learned on how…
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This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) highlights the key issues around the economic empowerment of women, people with disabilities and other excluded populations. It was undertaken as a piece of rapid…
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- Report
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) focuses on evidence around the drivers of transformation of women’s economic empowerment. It looks at how women are impacted by social norms, law, unpaid care and other…
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- Fact sheet
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) is a factsheet on women and disability inclusion in Future Cities programmes. It highlights the challenge that women and people with disabilities face, including…
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- Fact sheet
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) focuses on women’s economic empowerment and disability inclusion in financial services. It highlights barriers to accessing financial services experienced by women and…
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- Guidance document
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) is written for multinational businesses operating in low and middle-income countries that are working to decarbonise. It is designed for businesses that rely on…
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- Report
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) explores how women’s economic empowerment can reduce the risk of modern slavery while also creating a positive impact for women. It examines the drivers of modern…
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- Guidance document
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) examines gaps in current and historic measurement of women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and identifies core indicators, principles and recommendations for effective and…
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- Evidence/literature review
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) looks at how different international financial institutions (IFIs) frame and approach working on women’s economic empowerment, and the impact of this in practice. It…