Kenyan women are making a large - although frequently unseen - contribution to the country's economy, particularly in … the agricultural and informal business sectors. But women face more severe legal, regulatory, and administrative barriers … to starting and running businesses than do their male counterparts. Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya examines the …

agriculture, reduce poverty, and ensure broad rural development alignment with these forces. Building on the foundation of the …

) set out ambitious goals for reducing poverty and sustainably industrializing so that the country can achieve middle … significantly reducing poverty …

between population growth, economic growth, and poverty within the Ethiopian context. Chapter 3 examines how Ethiopia has … their implementation, and analyzes how they relate to the new development paradigms, in particular, the poverty reduction … strategies and the achievement of the MDGs. Chapter 4 concludes the review of population, poverty and policy-related issues in …

made major advances in closing the gender earnings gaps and increasing their ability to earn income. Women's contribution …A Gender Revolution in the Making was produced by the World Bank as a special report on the dichotomy of the economic … participation of women in Central America from 1997-2007. Central America made considerable progress during 1997-2006: stronger …