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Impactful Women : Examining Opportunities and Constraints for Women in Mining Organizations Worldwide
World Bank - 2022
In every mining region across the globe, there are a multitude of entities primarilyfocused on progressing the interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM) organizations.Although WIM organizations share a common vision,...
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Gender at Work : A Companion to the World Development Report on Jobs
World Bank - 2014
the good news in our flagship 2012 World Development Report on gender. But this has not translated into broader gains. Too … many women still lack basic freedoms and opportunities and face huge inequalities in the world of work. Globally, fewer … companion to the 2013 World Development Report on jobs, the report advocates investing more in women???s capabilities and …
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Women, Business and the Law 2012 : Removing Barriers to Economic Inclusion
World Bank - 2011
the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting … opportunities for women. For men and women throughout the developing world, the chance to start and run a business or get a good job …
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Gender Issues in Child Labor
World Bank - 2012
This note reviews the available evidence on developing effective policies against child labor, outlining it requires attention to gender differences among working children. This is so because standard definitions of child labor tend to underestimate girls' work, because economic activities of...
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Global Evidence on Context and Agency Interventions to Empower Women and Girls
World Bank - 2023
designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach …
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Online Violence Against Young Female Workers : Risks, Threats and Mitigation Strategies
World Bank - 2022
This brief is a part of the Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) Knowledge Brief series on the design and implementation of youth employment programs. The digital transformation is creating new job opportunities, especially for women, who are able to work from home and overcome time and...
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A new agenda for women's health and nutrition
1994
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Enhancing women's participation in economic development
1994
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An Operational Approach to Enhancing Women's and Girls’ Empowerment in World Bank Projects
World Bank - 2023
Gender equality has long been central to the World Bank's twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared … region in the context of the region's demographic transition. There has been a proliferation of World Bank projects with … operationalization. This note lays out a pragmatic Operational Approach to enhancing women's and girls' empowerment in World Bank …
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The World Bank Group and the global food crisis : an evaluation of the World Bank Group response
2014
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