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• Stories of the Twentieth Century for the Twenty-First
  • Updated: 1 January 2012
• The Pitfalls of Disentangling Women's Agency from Accountability for Gender Equality Outcomes: The Case of Egypt

  This paper includes examples from the early 20th century as well as in the aftermath of the Egyptian revolution of 2011.

  • Updated: 3 March 2020
• Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme

  Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) was the FCDO-funded women’s economic empowerment programme from 2017 to 2025.

  • Updated: 1 October 2025
• Two for the Price of One? The Contribution to Development of the New Female Elites
  • Updated: 1 January 2010
• Marks & Spencer - Recruiting women from different backgrounds

  This document provides details of Marks and Spencer’s initatives to recruit women from different backgrounds. 31% of Marks & Spencer’s board…

  • Updated: 20 November 2012
• Minister acts to help save Rembrandt masterpiece from leaving the UK

  The government has temporarily banned a Rembrandt painting worth £71 million from being taken out of the UK permanently

  • Updated: 27 August 2026
• Future of Women's Football review - terms of reference

  Terms of reference of the Review of the Future of Women’s Football which will focus on 3 key themes.

  • Updated: 21 July 2023
• Calibrating tomorrow: the future mortality improvement assumption
  • Updated: 17 March 2026
• Women in Economics

  The Gender in the GES initiative promotes gender diversity in economics. We aim to increase female participation in economics in government and academia.

  • Updated: 30 July 2020
• Qualitative Evidence on Barriers to and Facilitators of Women’s Participation in Higher or Growing Productivity and Male-Dominated Labor Market Sectors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

  This is a protocol for a Systematic Review

  • Updated: 21 June 2018