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The second issue of "Investing in Women" underscores the Inter-American Development Bank's commitment to enhancing the … contributions of women to development and ensuring their equitable participation in Bank-funded programs. The projects showcased in … this brochure highlight the importance of reducing the obstacles faced by women and emphasize the roles they play as agents …
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This article discusses the plight of poor women around the world and the feminization of poverty. The evidence is … imperfect, but current trends suggest that women account for a growing proportion of those people who are considered poor on the …
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Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) examines the effects of AI on the working lives of women. This report describes … report highlights the need for more focus and research on the impacts of AI on women and the digital gender gap, in order to … ensure that women are not left behind in the future of work. …
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This paper analyzes the evolution of gender segregation in the workplace in Mexico between 1994 and 2004, using a matching comparisons technique to explore the role of individual and family characteristics in determining gender segregation and wage gaps. The results suggest that the complete...
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This study attempts to quantify female teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and motherhood in Bolivia using the most recent Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive results suggest that teenage sexual activity, pregnancy, and childbearing are more prevalent among those adolescents who are more...
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-1991, the paper finds that women living in areas covered by the Globo signal have significantly lower fertility. The effect is … strongest for women of lower socioeconomic status and for women in the central and late phases of their fertility cycle. Finally …
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ways disasters affect women and to highlight women's participation in prevention, relief, rehabilitation, and … reconstruction efforts. This report is based on background papers prepared on the effects of Mitch and past disasters on women, and …
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