Two experimental business development programs for female microentrepreneurs in Lima, Peru showed that both women in the group that received general training and those in the group that received general training in addition to technical assistance experienced increased sales revenues and significant growth two years after the end of the treatment programs.

In Bolivia, ethnic discrimination in microfinance prevents indigenous women from obtaining loans at the same rate as their non-indigenous counterparts.

Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.

De-biasing job application messaging can remove perceived barriers to success that prevent women from entering the technology workforce.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

A business skills training program for female microfinance clients in Peru had little effect improving business performance and did not increase women’s decision making power at home.

Cash and in-kind transfers targeted to women reduce the prevalence of moderate intimate partner violence within households.

Vocational training programs increase young women’s actual wages and opportunities for paid employment in the formal sector.