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-dominated Albanian migration may lead to women's empowerment in access to income-earning opportunities at the origin. "--World Bank web …"This paper examines the role of male-dominated international migration in shaping labor market outcomes by gender in … migrant-sending households in Albania. Using detailed information on family migration experience from the latest Living …
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"This paper assesses the impact of work-related migration by males on the labor market behavior of females in Nepal …' decision to participate in the labor market. The results indicate that male migration for work has a negative impact on the … both on observable and unobservable characteristics) in the impact of male migration. The findings highlight the important …
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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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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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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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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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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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designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach …
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estimates the impact of international migration experience on the occupational mobility of return migrants vis a vis working …-age Albanian residents that never migrated. Controlling for the non-random nature of international migration and return, the … results show that past migration experience increases the likelihood of upward occupational mobility. Exploring the …
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