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 …

The objective of this Technical Note is to provide task teams and task team leaders (TTLs) with tools for designing and …

The report, which documents findings of a review on gender issues in Brazil, during 1999, and updated in 2001, is … responsive to the recognition of gender as an important issue in increasing socioeconomic well-being, and reducing poverty. The … review examines gender in terms of demographic trends, health indicators, the effects and causes of violence, education …

This report examines the effect of gender on socio-economic outcomes in three Caribbean countries: the Dominican … agenda in the region. Many of the key economic issues that Caribbean countries confront today have an important gender … structure, poverty and inequality. Gender roles and relations influence these socio-economic issues. For example, violent crime …

The purpose of the Sao Tome and Principe Country Gender Assessment is to create an analytical tool to analyze the main … gender issues; develop a body of proposals and recommendations covering a range of interventions specifically addressing … gender issues and, to establish dialogue and coordination between representatives of the public sector and civil society …

-poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education and gender equality, reducing infant and child mortality by two …

uncertainty presents challenges and opportunities, including with regard to gender issues. Yet some governments may not prioritize … gender issues, while in others there could be a regression. MENA Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) is part of the World Bank … Development Report (WDR) 2012. The MENA Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) will require that the Bank be nimble and practical in …

rates and gender imbalances are key drivers of Mali's poverty dynamics. The present report compiles three different notes …, emphasizing the interrelation between poverty, demographics and gender imbalances. The first note discusses the evolution of … fertility and gender imbalances. It also highlights conclusion of each note. …