Given the significant role the IMF plays in shaping governments’ macroeconomic policies through providing loans and guidance, an increased focus on gender equality at the Fund is critical. The new gender strategy will help to increase alignment between the Fund’s support to governments and its own r...

With a speedy confirmation process from here on out, Rao Gupta would still have time to make her mark during President Biden’s current term. But a languishing vacancy translates to missed opportunity.

CGD's Megan O'Donnell speaks with coauthors Patience Marime-Ball (Women of the World Endowment) and Ruth Shaber (Tara Health Foundation) about the data backing the economic benefits of gender inclusivity, the work that went into creating their new book, and their recommendations for unlocking higher...

This week we welcome the release of a new CGD book: Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times, by Mark Lowcock. A former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator—and a current Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at CDG—Mark gives us an inside ...

News broke last week that indicated the US Supreme Court is likely to strike down Roe v. Wade, a 50-year-old precedent protecting the right to abortion. If the court’s final opinion reflects what the current draft does, it will mean that women in the United States have less legally protected bodily ...

In a recent note, we asked whether IDA, the arm of the World Bank that provides concessional lending to the poorest countries, has the right approach for determining the balance between grants and loans which its recipients receive. We noted that IDA concessionality depends on the level of recipient...

We look at the challenges facing the older persons’ care sector and explain how to expand care migration in an ethical, sustainable, and mutually beneficial way, to ensure older people get the support they need, and workers are able to access quality jobs and adequate labour protections.