 Migration is a powerful driver of development. For the individual migrant, moving to another country can mean accessing a job and earning a higher income for herself or for her family and for her loved ones back home. For businesses and societies, migration is filling critical gaps in the labor market, linking trade and investments and contributing to the transfer of ideas and technology. And the research shows us that women are often major drivers of this human development. Women are sending higher shares of their wages earned back to their families and the communities compared to male migrants. But women also face a growing gender gap in all international migration, especially in global labor migration. Current data indicates that there are now 29 million fewer female migrant workers globally than male, meaning that women and societies are being deprived of the potential that their migration holds. Women are often excluded from the formal economy and relegated to some of the most precarious sectors of informal work, such as domestic and care work, yet they still make up the majority of migrant workers in the informal economy. This means that women migrant workers often have to take jobs that are below their current skill levels and they are at an increased risk of abuse, including gender-based violence and exploitation. At a time when the world is facing increasing challenges, such as climate change, it is important to give women opportunity to be part of the solution. Therefore, IOM has launched the Gender and Migration Research Policy Action Lab, or GenMIG. This is a multi-stakeholder initiative to improve gender equality and migration. It leverages impact research on gender and migration through a global partner network to improve gender equality and migration. GenMIG multiplies the impact of evidence-based research, policy, innovative solutions, and action on gender and migration. GenMIG is designed as an accelerator for change for migrants. If we're going to deliver on the promise of migration, we have to deliver on the promise of gender equality.