Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment … reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an important development goal. This report documents the structural role of … case that reducing gender inequality would increase growth, efficiency, and welfare. The authors make key recommendations …

A growing body of literature indicates that reducing gender inequalities and increasing women's access to productive … resources greatly improves both welfare and economic productivity. Despite recent gains in some areas, significant gender …. This report examines key gender inequalities and gender-based differences in economic activities, opportunities, and …

legacy delude observers into believing that there is gender equality in the region? While budgets shrink, how can gender be … integrated into country department work programs? To answer these and other pressing questions regarding the gender issue, the … address the lack of Bank knowledge of gender issues in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region. The papers from the …

or supports gender discrimination, but must actively protect and guard the interests of both men and women. This paper … context in some of these countries, and examines the effectiveness of these laws in challenging gender relationships. …

Tajikistan has a lot to show in terms of creating an enabling policy framework for gender equity, yet large gendered … unprecedented manner and aggravates existing gender challenges. This report is presenting achievements made and challenges still to … be addressed in view of gender-equity in Tajikistan, based on a desk study covering using most recent material from …

The Malaysia Country Gender Diagnostic Note will serve as a guide to identify the priority areas for the World Bank … country office in Malaysia to address the gender equality challenges in meeting the country's aspirations and next stage of … on gender issues. This note has strived to obtain the most current data. Where 2019 to 2020 micro-data is not available …

The objective of this report is to provide a comprehensive data and evidence-based analysis of gender-based sex …

earnings; and (ii) gender differences in farming activities and outcomes. The role of structural factors such as access to land … resources, including land and agricultural inputs, could help improve productivity and income, and reduce gender disparities …

Gender equality is a core development objective, and it is also a smart development policy. Gender equality is also a … key pathway to ensure lasting poverty reduction and shared prosperity. Identifying the main gender gaps a country faces … required. It focuses on three areas that are critical for gender-equal access to opportunities, namely endowments such as …