Simeon Djankov

Informality prevails in Africa, especially among women. Eighty-eight per cent of working African women were employed in the informal economy in 2022...

Despite some advances in women’s rights in Pakistan, economic and political unrest has increased gender-based violence in the country. A system of...

Argentina’s progress towards legal equality for women has been slower than in most other Latin American countries. In 1971 Argentina’s score of 31 on...

The stakes are high for gender equality in Argentina, which has a chequered history in gender reform. Now the next president might be an extreme-right...

The United Arab Emirates have taken steps to alleviate gender inequalities in its legal system, amending their labour, personal status and criminal...

Since 2017, the United Arab Emirates have introduced several gender legal reforms after decades of poor performance on economic and social equality...

In the three-quarters of a century since Pakistan’s independence, parliament has adopted various laws in a bid to improve women’s legal rights. Many...

The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 has resulted in significant economic and environmental losses. This catastrophe impacts the lives of...