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Male Outmigration and Women's Work and Empowerment in Agriculture : The Case of Nepal and Senegal
World Bank Group - 2018
agriculture in Nepal and Senegal. In particular, this analysis seeks to understand: (i) how outmigration influences women's work … in agriculture; (ii) the consequences of male-dominated migration on gender roles and women's empowerment; and (iii …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645476
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State of Financial Inclusion of Women in Pakistan
World Bank Group - 2018
agenda assumes greater significance for countries like Pakistan, where financial inclusion levels are quite low. It has led … to several policy interventions in Pakistan over the past decade and a half, including the promotion of microfinance, the … in Pakistan. It seeks to map the current state of financial access for women and to provide insights into their financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645941
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Ethiopia Economic Update 7 : Special Topic - Poverty and Household Welfare in Ethiopia, 2011-16
World Bank Group - 2019
prices of imported construction materials, coupled with weaker performance of the manufacturing and the agriculture sectors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646014
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Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
World Bank Group - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012817493
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Women, Business and the Law 2021
World Bank Group - 2021
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's interactions with the law as they move through their lives...
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The Status of Women in Lebanon : Assessing Women's Access to Economic Opportunities, Human Capital Accumulation and Agency
World Bank Group - 2021
This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective of general development outcomes while taking into consideration the multiple crises the country is facing. The report presents a data-driven analysis of three key dimensions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012700670
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Using Behavioral Science in Communication Outreach to Increase Female Participation in Natural Resource Management in Mexico
World Bank Group - 2022
While a range of public programs in Mexico exist to incentivize communities to conserve and manage forest natural resources, a gender gap persists in the use of these initiatives. The experiment discussed in this report was commissioned by the climate investment funds' (CIF) evaluation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209034
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Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities : A Diagnostic on Women's Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
World Bank Group - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209173
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Women, Business and the Law 2022
World Bank Group - 2022
Women, Business and the Law 2022 is the eighth in a series of annual studies measuring progress toward gender equality in 190 economies by examining the laws and regulations that affect women's economic opportunity. The project presents eight indicators structured around women's interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209217
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Breaking Barriers : Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Male-Dominated Sectors
World Bank Group - 2022
The report focuses on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance. It explores the difference in profits among female entrepreneurs who cross over into male-dominated sectors (MDS) compared to those who remain in traditionally female-concentrated sectors...
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