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"This paper identifies and estimates the strength of the reduction in poverty linked to improved opportunities for women in the expanding maquila sector. A simulation exercise shows that, at a given point in time, poverty in Honduras would have been 1.5 percentage points higher had the maquila...
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The gender wage gap in Thailand is much less significant than in most countries in the world. The average hourly wage … among female workers, in fact, slightly surpasses that of males. This highly equitable gender wage pattern is seen at all … females in low-wage jobs is as high as in high-wage jobs. One important factor driving this gender wage parity is the higher …
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the good news in our flagship 2012 World Development Report on gender. But this has not translated into broader gains. Too … account, or take out a loan???to buy fertilizer, for example, that would boost food production for whole communities. Gender …
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malnutrition in Bangladesh through a better understanding of gender-nutrition linkages. It is also part of a larger effort on … Bangladesh is instrumental in shaping nutrition outcomes. This study has demonstrated that gender and nutrition are intimately …During the past two decades, Bangladesh has made considerable progress in development, sustaining high rates of …
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The report examines two components of new technology adoption by Mexican manufacturing firms. First, it questions which firms, under what circumstances, and performance adopt such technology. To measure performance, productivity wages, and net employment of a firm were used, leading to further...
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This case study highlights the steps taken to advance gender equality, female empowerment, and capacity building by the … employee feedback into effective measures to promote gender diversity …
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