this study is to investigate the feminization of agriculture as well as its implications for women's agency, household …Migration is transforming rural economies, landscapes, and potentially, gender relations. Migration is one of the … agriculture's role in regional food security, national shared prosperity, and household resilience to shocks. The objective of …

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 …

and the Caribbean women in search of a new balance offer new analysis of how household decision-making and allocation of … 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 …