Gender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and … visible issue for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Gender equality issues in MENA are usually …. This book seeks to advance the gender equality discussion in the region by framing the issues in terms of economic …

women to compete in key markets: land, labor, agriculture, finance and the private sector. Work and family: Latin American … economic empowerment in Latin; chapter two is boosting women s labor force participation; chapter three is good gender …Group s gender action plan (GAP) trust fund has financed a series of programs to promote gender equality by empowering …

The National Policy on Women (Women's Policy) formulated in 1993, aimed to create appropriate structures within … government offices and institutions to establish equitable and gender-sensitive public policies. The Government of Ethiopia in … capacity of the regional governments. While the central level of government promoted gender-sensitive policies and development …

Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and … women and girls. Female mobility is often constrained by heavy domestic work-loads and time spent traveling by foot …, carrying heavy loads over rough trails. Time poverty combines with cultural restrictions to limit women's and girls' economic …

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 …

answer the question of legal discrimination regarding women and men in the labor market, the social insurance and family …The study addresses the most significant disparities in women's and men's access to economic opportunities and … Labor Code that were introduced to promote equal rights for women and men on the labor market, the authors have attempted to …

Gender equality is important for development - it mattersnot only for women and girls, and boys and men but also for … the gaps between women and men in Benin regarding endowments, economic opportunities, and agency - in line with … theframework proposed in the 2012 World Development Report on gender equality and development (World Bank 2012b). According to this …

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 …