discusses the obstacles faced by Tanzanian women and introduces the work of a women's nongovernmental organization -- Tanzania …The Government of Tanzania has, in recent years, focused on revitalizing its mining sector in order to attract foreign … investment, with the goal of raising its contribution to Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product. With the support from the World Bank …

internet . The gender gap favoring women (expressed in percentage points) is particularly significant in the Dominican Republic … access to the internet between poor and non-poor households (World Bank, 2024). There are notable gender disparities too. Men … generally have better access to the internet than women, but in some countries a higher percentage of women accesses the …

Girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa face multiple, inter-related challenges. In Zimbabwe, the odds are stacked … against too many girls from an early age. The survey explores the aspirations and challenges faced by girls and young women … views on gender equality, especially in education and reproductive rights, traditional norms persist, particularly in rural …

development policies have placed much emphasis on promoting gender equality. From a perspective of gender equality, women in … Vietnam are considered in a relatively favorable position compared with women in other developing countries or other developed … Asian countries, with a high rate of women's labor force participation and a high degree of women's representation in …

The Chile Country gender assessments (CGAs) identify gender-responsive policies and actions are strategic for poverty …: increase female labor force participation, especially for low-income households, and reduce discontinuity in women's work … experience. The report focus on the gender equality in the labor markets; improve access to financial services; expand access to …

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 …

men's and women's knowledge and participation in reducing exposure to environmental hazards; strengthen gender …This report focuses on the nexus of environment and gender equality, defined as equality of access to and control over … natural resources management process. The report provides recommendations to expand women's opportunities to own land; expand …