International Women’s Day 2024

Accelerating equality, new global digital trends report If you're having trouble reading this message, [click here]( [International Women’s Day 2024]( [International Women’s Day 2024]( [Gender equality fuels economic productivity, reduces poverty, and enhances social cohesion. As we mark International Women's Day, how can we speed up progress on equality?]( [FIND OUT]( Gender Equality Highlights [Report Finds Massive, Wider-than-Expected Global Gender Gap]( [Report Finds Massive, Wider-than-Expected Global Gender Gap]( [A new World Bank Group report finds the global gender gap in the workplace is far wider than previously thought, with women enjoying fewer than two-thirds the rights of men.]( [SEE DATA]( [Meet the Women Sowing Senegal's Future]( [Meet the Women Sowing Senegal's Future]( [Women in Senegal are reinventing rice farming techniques to confront climate change and ensure food security. In the process, they are also reinventing themselves.]( [VIEW STORY]( [When Women Win, the World Wins]( [When Women Win, the World Wins]( [There's been substantial progress on women's rights over the past half-century, but a huge global gender gap remains. Closing this gap could help double global economic growth in the coming decade.]( [LEARN MORE]( In Focus [Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023]( [Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023]( [A first-of-its-kind World Bank Group report tracks global digital progress and provides a comprehensive overview of emerging trends shaping rapid digitalization worldwide.]( [READ MORE]( [Global Digitalization in 10 Charts]( [Global Digitalization in 10 Charts]( [Digital technologies are transforming development, but a digital divide persists across countries. These charts reveal how digitalization is advancing, or not, across the globe.]( [SEE CHARTS]( News [New World Bank Program to Strengthen Connectivity for 1.8 million People in Rural Areas of India’s Assam State]( [World Bank supports fiscal and growth reforms and better provincial and local roads in Nepal]( [Pacific Economic Growth Slowing After Post-Pandemic Rebound]( [READ LATEST NEWS RELEASES]( Connect with us on social media! Accredited journalists may obtain advance access to reports and information by registering with the Bank's [Online Media Briefing Center]( a password-protected site for working journalists. Material in this newsletter is copyrighted. Requests to reproduce it, in whole or in part, should be addressed to pubrights@worldbank.org For more information visit our website: [worldbank.org](. [Access to Information]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe from this list]( | [Update subscription preferences](