With attention to the needs of ILO constituents and other key enterprise development stakeholders and practitioners, the ILO-WED programme periodically undertakes and makes available action-oriented research to contribute to the existing knowledge base on women’s entrepreneurship development and decent work. Several of the knowledge products listed below are rooted in cooperation with key development partners and practitioners to support constituents and other stakeholders better understand the transformative changes needed in the world of enterprise development, gather data and analysis to fill knowledge gaps, and offer recommendations and ideas to overcome challenges.

• Strengthening childcare provision in Moldova through public and private efforts – opportunities and constraints (2023)
• Creating a conducive environment for women's entrepreneurship development: Taking stock of ILO efforts and looking ahead in a changing world of work (2023)
• Childcare leave and services from a women's entrepreneurship development perspective (2022)
• How are business development service providers utilizing ICTs to serve women entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2022)
• Rethinking gender-responsive procurement: Enabling an ecosystem for women's economic empowerment (2021)
• Entrepreneurship development interventions for women entrepreneurs: An update on what works (2018)
• Women business training programme in Kenya: Impact of incentives (2016)
• Engaging informal women entrepreneurs in East Africa: Approaches to greater formality (2015)
• Engaging men in women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship development interventions (2014)
• Effectiveness of entrepreneurship development interventions on women entrepreneurs (2014)