How can we support women’s economic empowerment through trade?

Women in South Asia have often been constrained to low-skilled or unskilled labor within the informal sector. Image: UNSPLASH/Evan Krause
Maria Beatriz Orlando
Lead Social Development Specialist, Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice, World Bank
Girija Shivakumar
Strategic Communications Consultant, World Bank
Mandakini Kaul
Regional Coordinator, South Asia Regional Integration and Engagement, World Bank

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