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 …

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 … women to compete in key markets: land, labor, agriculture, finance and the private sector. Work and family: Latin American …

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 …

) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women's economic … empowerment and hinder inclusive economic growth. Gender disparities in earnings not only hold back the Nigerian economy, they … also represent an opportunity: closing the gender gaps in key economic sectors could yield additional gains of US9 …

illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their …This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access …

illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their …This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access …

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 …