Shaping inclusive economic growth in 2026

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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Driving impact through bold leadership

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Cyber resilience for financial inclusion

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This blog post articulates specific challenges faced by independent contractors and temporary workers and proposes specific policy solutions to address them, drawing upon insights from roundtables with representatives from nearly three dozen labor and worker advocacy, research, and philanthropic organizations.

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North America

Economic development

Financial inclusion

New protections needed for contractors and temporary workers as companies continue to outsource labor

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

Global

AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Financial health

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business