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 …

The report focuses on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance. It explores the … surviving in these sectors. Based on this analysis, it offers evidence-based programs and policies which can support women to … Republic (PDR), Vietnam, and Indonesia). The report also draws from the findings of the global multi-country future of business …

interests of women in mining. At the national level,the most notable interest group is that of Women in Mining (WIM …

Women, business and the law focuses on this critical piece of the puzzle, objectively highlighting differentiations on … the basis of gender in 141 economies around the world, covering six areas: accessing institutions, using property, getting … a job, providing incentives to work, building credit and going to court. Women, business and the law describes regional …

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 …

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 …

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 …