Around 1 in 5 women in Europe and Central Asia will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetimes, undermining the region’s human capital and carrying significant economic costs. Learn more in our @worldbankdata Gender Portal: https://t.co/s9wsFv7h7s #16DaysOfActivism

Globally, 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence. This crisis costs up to 3.7% of GDP. @WorldBank Group & partners are empowering women & girls to learn, earn, and lead. https://t.co/nGwHwjJ2DB #16Days #EndGBV

PNG’s trades sector is evolving & IFC’s #MeriSaveTrades partners are leading the change. Their stories, showcased with support from @PNG_BCFW, @DFAT, & @MFATNZ show how inclusive workplaces empower women & strengthen business. More about Meri Save Trades https://t.co/a6OEbqyrVL

Investing in education, skills, and opportunities for women and youth fuels growth for everyone. Across Africa, @WBG_IDA is helping make it happen. Discover stories from Tanzania, Mauritania, and Cameroon: https://t.co/CiMNU55hgv #IDAworks

How can social protection close gender gaps? Join our webinar on “Unlocking the Potential of Household Surveys to Measure Women’s Access to Social Protection.” Discover new research and key data from 27 countries. Date: Nov 20, 2025 10 AM EST Register here: https://t.co/othBpZbQqK

At the #WBGMeetings we explored the role of women entrepreneurs as job creators, and why scaling their access to capital is key. Review the insights in our event recap: https://t.co/TugIq37L2w

Women-led businesses are engines of growth. Yet, they face a $1.9 trillion global credit gap. The @WorldBank Group is unlocking capital and opportunity to close this gap. Learn how: https://t.co/CZMNLRCfeQ

Only 31% of Papua New Guinea’s workforce is female. @IFC & @PNG_BCFW’s #MeriSaveTrades, with @dfat & @MFATNZ, is helping close the gap—empowering women in trades & boosting GDP. Learn more:

#Digital technologies can help reduce employment barriers for women in the Mashreq countries by providing flexible online job opportunities, facilitating job searches, and supporting women entrepreneurs, ultimately expanding economic inclusion and helping reduce poverty. Yet,

SMEs are the backbone of global growth—but face a ~$5.7 trillion financing gap, especially women-owned & youth‑led businesses. @WorldBank helps close that gap through smarter financing, digital innovation & policy reform so SMEs can grow & create jobs.⤵️ https://t.co/1oRxtqWqqs

Many women in Latin America are finding purpose and opportunity in the digital economy. @LaboratoriaLA has helped thousands access quality jobs that go beyond income, creating purpose, fulfillment, and a better future for the region. Hear more from @mcostach.

Economies that fail to integrate women more fully into the labor force risk slower growth, rising inequality & mounting fiscal pressures. Those that succeed in unlocking women’s employment potential can achieve faster poverty reduction today. https://t.co/U0559aJG3L #EndPoverty

The Fall 2025 Country Gender Data Landscapes are here! Explore the data for fresh insights on financial & digital inclusion - key to unlocking women's access to finance, jobs and opportunity: https://t.co/ae4AufB82d

"To fund more women, we need data to build their credit profiles.” Thank you @GroupEcobank CEO @JeremyAwori for highlighting the need to build ecosystems that help women entrepreneurs scale their business at the #WBGMeetings. Read more: https://t.co/5sM7a0wlDX

Grants can boost women’s entrepreneurship in low- and middle-income countries, but effects are often short-lived and don’t reach subsistence businesses. Explore the evidence in our new paper: https://t.co/mcETTKoHrV

"We're addressing both supply and demand." Thank you @StateBank_Pak Governor Jameel Ahmad for showcasing Pakistan’s multi-pronged strategy to expand access to financial services for millions of women at the #WBGMeetings. More in the event recap: https://t.co/L2ip585kN7

Dr. Marie-Angélique Sène is proof that societal biases do not define potential. In Senegal, she is a role model, using her story to inspire girls and women to pursue a career in science. Watch this episode of Talking Development to hear her story: https://t.co/srfEuRJBBJ

.@S4sTechnologies’ Nidhi Pant shows how tech + finance turn smallholder women into processors and entrepreneurs. What would change in your community if women captured more value locally? Watch the event replay. https://t.co/cn4kuWKpp3 #WBGMeetings

“When women get a job or a livelihood, they focus on their families—and families make communities, and communities build societies, and countries.” Thank you @anshula_Kant1 for framing why jobs matter for women at our #WBGMeetings event. Recap: https://t.co/fm9g1HWcUa

New @WorldBankMENA Economic Update explores how unlocking women’s potential could boost growth. Only 1 in 5 women participate in the labor force—the lowest rate globally—showing how much talent remains untapped. Read more: https://t.co/cYuw809cEE