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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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If Pakistan is to reduce gender gaps and achieve its development goals, policy interventions will require a dual focus … gender inequality are to be reversed. What role does public policy play? In many cases minor changes in laws and institutions … institutional reforms and economic growth may make limited and slow progress? Active policy measures to promote gender equality in …
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for women working in export-oriented sectors. Oftentimes, however, women may face more or different challenges than men …, clearance and release of goods, formalities connected with import and export and transit procedures, detentions of goods, appeal … Group. The data collected in the study and the resultant analysis contribute to the literature on trade and gender …
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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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2015) and aims to provide an overview of gender disparities in three major domains: human capital, labor market, and … entrepreneurship. The note provides a broad picture of gender disparities in Kosovo in education, health, and access to economic … opportunities. Lack of statistical data on Kosovo, and particularly of gender-disaggregated data, limits the depth and scope of this …
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