attention to gender differences among working children. This is so because standard definitions of child labor tend to … child labor may differ by gender; and, because the consequences of child labor may differ by gender. A number of policy … reduce child labor should address its specific causes, and should recognize that these causes may differ by gender. The …

The Lao Government has also made important commitments to gender equality in both its national socio …-economic development planning and in a number of international agreements. Through mapping the gender dimensions of trade in Lao PDR, this … report aims to draw out key inter-linkages between a more open trade policy and gender. Recent export performance in Lao has …

The paper aims to provide an overview of the gender disparities in three major domains-human capital, labor market and … entrepreneurship. In doing so, it builds on the framework of the World Bank's regional gender report opportunities for men and women …: emerging Europe and Central Asia (World Bank, 2011) and the world development report on gender and development (World Bank …

malnutrition in Bangladesh through a better understanding of gender-nutrition linkages. It is also part of a larger effort on … multisectoral approaches to improving nutrition. The report takes as its starting point, the hypothesis that gender inequality in … Bangladesh is instrumental in shaping nutrition outcomes. This study has demonstrated that gender and nutrition are intimately …

on conflict, young men and gender. War and violence have devastated societies and economies throughout Africa with young … if gender norms may increase the risk of renewed conflict. Specific objectives of the research in Burundi were to examine … how poor and excluded youth are faring and coping in the country's post-conflict environment; how gender dynamics are …

A Gender Revolution in the Making was produced by the World Bank as a special report on the dichotomy of the economic … made major advances in closing the gender earnings gaps and increasing their ability to earn income. Women's contribution …

This report focuses on the nexus of environment and gender equality, defined as equality of access to and control over … men's and women's knowledge and participation in reducing exposure to environmental hazards; strengthen gender …

their country counterparts to facilitate their work in addressing gender issues in transport policies and projects. This … responds to the need, expressed by task teams, to repackage and condense existing gender and transport tools in formats more … relevant to transport operations. These tools can also be used for training on gender and transport. The term tool was selected …