Subaltern Urbanisation in India: An Introduction to the Dynamics of Ordinary Towns

This report examines the extent to which strategies for building and supporting a digital economy facilitate the empowerment of women and girls within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with a case-based focus on Egypt.

This brief offers a gender perspective into the study of impact of digital transformations, in the form of artificial intelligence and automation, on labour force participation and skilling ecosystems of Middle East and North Africa region.

This report analyses IT-oriented TVET systems in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, and uncovers notable gender disparities.

This report examines how digitalization affects labour markets, skills, and gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa, and makes recommendations to tackle challenges and leverage opportunities.

This brief delves into how AI and other technological advancements are transforming the job landscape in Southeast Asia. It makes recommendations to enhance skill development systems in the region, with a specific emphasis on empowering women in AI-related employment.

Karnataka’s Shakti scheme, which provides free bus rides to women, aims to improve women's access to better jobs, education, and public spaces by easing mobility restrictions. JJN, in partnership with the Fiscal Policy Institute, Government of Karnataka, is conducting a baseline study to understand the initial impact of the scheme on women’s mobility and their access to employment opportunities and public spaces. This brief presents the methodology and initial findings of the baseline study conducted in September and October 2023.

This brief outlines a framework to identify the potential sources of gendered differential outcomes of policy instruments. It also underscores areas that require corrective or consolidative measures.

This comparative study of women's employment outcomes in the Global South emphasises the need for frameworks to analyse policies that impact women's participation and gender equality.

This policy brief, part of Jal Kaushal, a research project undertaken in partnership with Arghyam, offers recommendations to nurture a frontline workforce that can enhance water management outcomes and cultivate livelihood security. It was produced through secondary and primary research conducted across 50 Gram Panchayats in five states.

This brief looks at the general findings from global literature on demographic trends, while also unveiling specific demographic concerns of the Global South.

The world economy is witnessing massive transformation in the way it organizes production, consumption, and trade. These changes are rooted in a confluence of multiple and mutually reinforcing innovations in technology. As firms reimagine products and processes and workers become increasingly intertwined with digital tools, the world of work is being redefined once again.

This brief provides an overview of the current state of India's social security system and raises questions about how to best streamline and restructure the current fragmented approach to iteratively move toward universal provision that extends coverage to more people.