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pronounced, especially for women. Continued pronounced impacts on women's employment are partly driven by a slow recovery of … sectors that predominantly employ women. Many new jobs created during the pandemic are informal. Among the new entrants into … the labor force, women were more likely than men to land in informality. Policy priorities include gender neutral reforms …
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The objective of this report is to inform the government's policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note two examines internal migration in Rwanda, which is a recent phenomenon and remains fairly limited, with less than 10...
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This Regional Partnership Framework (RPF) outlines the World Bank Group (WBG) strategic program for nine Pacific island countries (PIC9): Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of Nauru, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Samoa,...
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This paper is part of an ongoing collaboration between the World Bank and the General Directorate of Forestry (GDF) in Turkey. In 2013, the GDF requested that the World Bank help update their 5-year Forest Sector Strategy (2017-2021), and together they developed a Forest Policy Note (FPN) which...
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The Dominican Republic (DR) is vulnerable to climate change and has a high rate of natural degradation. The DR shows evidence of significant human mobility flows of (i) internal migration, mainly rural to urban; and (ii) international cross-border migration, especially from Haiti. Given this...
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The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women's economic empowerment in the DRC and identify …
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Women, Business and the Law 2021 is the seventh in a series of annual studies measuring the laws and regulations that … affect women's economic opportunity in 190 economies. The project presents eight indicators structured around women … between legal gender equality and women's economic inclusion. By examining the economic decisions women make throughout their …
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This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective … market underpinning all three dimensions. Specific challenges that refugee women and girls face are also covered and, where … thorough assessment, three priority areas for action to address gender gaps and promote women's empowerment are identified: i …
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