The invisible foundation of gender inclusion and growth

Women continue to face barriers linked to workplace culture, uneven access to finance, weak professional progression pathways and the unequal burden of care.

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When policymakers speak of economic infrastructure, they usually mean roads, ports, power and other physical systems supporting production and trade.

Yet one of the most consequential forms of infrastructure is less visible: the legal and institutional frameworks that determine who can work, own assets, access finance, enter productive sectors and advance within them. Countries do not become competitive through physical assets alone; they do so by removing barriers so talent can thrive.

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