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Women face many barriers to using public transport services, despite representing the largest share of public transport … other non-transport-related barriers that can constrain women's mobility, such as social norms regarding gender and other … more personal elements influencing women's agency, such as self-efficacy and aspirations …
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In Brazil, violence against women and girls (VAWG), which is a manifestation of gender-based violence (GBV), is a major … end violence against women, including health, social assistance, public security, and justice services, were stalled …
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El Salvador has a long history of political and social challenges, including a 12-year civil war that ended in 1992. The country has struggled with high levels of crime, poverty, and inequality, which have hindered its economic and social development. The service sector is an important component...
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implications for women's physical and emotional health. Survivors were more likely to have suicidal thoughts and to use … recreational drugs. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified intimate partner violence (IPV), with a higher percentage of women …
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market in Grenada is reflective of the global situation where unemployment is higher for women than men, and female … participation is lower. Available data also shows that the majority of business- related loans go to men, and where women access … such loans, they do so in collaboration with men, rather than on their own. Together these indicators suggest that women …
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. For instance, as of December 2021, 65% of households experienced a decline in their income compared to pre-pandemic levels …
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This report: (i) explains economic and legal implications of current job restrictions to women for Azerbaijan, (ii …) provides compelling arguments to move away from a job-title centric form of restricting and protecting women to an exposure … methodology used to assess OH hazards/risks attributed to each job restricted to women, critically reviews restricted jobs and …
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Fiji is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean with population of 870,000.Nevertheless, Fiji has one of the … Guinea, and it is the most industrially advanced, with substantial services and manufacturing sectors.Fiji has not, however …, realized its full economic potential.The 2014 election was a turning point for Fiji in many respects. First, the current …
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Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) in collaboration with Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS …). The VSP provides an opportunity to assess the state of the primary health care (PHC) system in Fiji, highlighting areas of …, the VSP is primarily focused on aspects of health service delivery. Fiji is one of four Pacific countries - alongside …
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The Country Opinion Survey in Fiji assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Fiji …/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Fiji on 1) their views regarding the general environment in … Fiji; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Fiji; 3) overall impressions of the WBG's effectiveness and results …
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