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Closing the Gap : Gender, Transport, and Employment in Mumbai
World Bank Group - 2021
Until recently, transport planning and design were regarded as gender neutral that is, they were assumed to benefit men and women equally. There is now increasing recognition that women experience mobility differently from men. This policy note, strives to improve our understanding of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012522010
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TESTING FOR LABOR MARKET DUALITY: THE PRIVATE WAGE SECTOR IN COTE D'IVOIRE.
VIJVERBERG, W.; VAN DER GAAG, J. - World Bank Group - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005475242
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International migration and development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Russell, S.S.; Jacobsen, K.; Stanley, W.D. - World Bank Group - 1990
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005638756
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Fifth Ethiopia Economic Update : Why So Idle? Wages and Employment in a Crowded Labor Market
World Bank Group - 2016
Strong economic growth continued in 2014-15, but the drought slowed down Ethiopia's growth to 8 percent in 2015-16. Exports have had their worst performance in the last decade and the current account balance remained large. Inflation is remarkable stable given the recent drought and even...
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Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
World Bank Group - 2020
(DR) a regional success story, yet the country's adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America … and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels observed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Adolescent pregnancy poses … with sexual abuse and domestic violence. This report analyzes the DR's persistently high rate of adolescent pregnancy …
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Mozambique Gender Assessment : Leveraging Women and Girls' Potential
World Bank Group - 2023
This gender assessment has been prepared as an input for the preparation of the World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy for Mozambique (2023-2027). However, this assessment is not limited to areas of the World Bank's current country engagement; rather, it seeks to provide a general overview of...
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Building a Future for Women in South Asia's Plastics Waste Management
World Bank Group - 2023
This report focuses on the role of key stakeholders (policy makers, waste management practitioners, civil society, informal workers' organizations, and the private sector) in contributing to pollution reduction in South Asia while also enhancing livelihood prospects for informal waste...
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar - Challenges and Opportunities in Enhancing Girls' and Women's Agency : Cahier 4
World Bank Group - 2023
This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their educational, professional, and family trajectories. Due...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454312
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar - Challenges and Opportunities in Increasing Women's and Girls' Economic Empowerment : Cahier 3
World Bank Group - 2023
This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their educational, professional, and family trajectories. Due...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454313
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar - Challenges and Opportunities in Health : Cahier 2
World Bank Group - 2023
access to professional health care by Malagasy women and girls and prevent teenage pregnancy. This note is accompanied by the …
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