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Gender and economic growth in Tanzania : creating opportunities for women
Ellis, Amanda (contributor) - 2007
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United Republic of Tanzania : Advancing Nutrition for Long-Term Equitable Growth
World Bank - 2012
This report explores the importance of nutrition for Tanzania. It demonstrates that the prevalence of malnutrition is … very high. In fact, Tanzania appears to be affected by a double burden of malnutrition, with a very high incidence of … advanced high level support is needed. Efforts to advance nutrition in Tanzania have made before, with the earliest attempts …
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Gender and economic growth in Kenya : unleashing the power of women
Ellis, Amanda (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521902
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Gender and economic growth in Kenya : unleashing the power of women
Ellis, Amanda (contributor) - 2007
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012673834
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Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : women in the public sphere
2004
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Does micro-credit empower women? : evidence from Bangladesh
Cartwright, Jennifer - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523436
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Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa : Women in the Public Sphere
World Bank - 2013
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 approached from a social, anthropological, or political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012563803
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Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women's Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
World Bank - 2022
As Nigeria faces the immediate challenge of stimulating economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) 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...
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Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
World Bank - 2021
The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women's economic empowerment in the DRC and identify promising entry points to unbind these constraints. This report makes three core contributions. It provides: i) a comprehensive picture of gender gaps across the country, ii) an...
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Women's Economic Empowerment in Latin America and the Caribbean : Policy Lessons from the World Bank Gender Action Plan
World Bank - 2014
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 and the Caribbean women in search of a new balance...
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