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 …

border crossings, exposure to harassment and gender-based violence at borders, and corruption. This report presents the …

This review of gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the country, and to identify potential policy … recommendations that could help closing them in the coming years. The note is an input to the development of a Gender Action Plan for … the Andean Countries under the Gender Analysis Work Program.The note lays out a descriptive overview of gender gaps in …

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. …

servants' performance-enhancing characteristics, democratization increases discrimination. The author test this argument using … district government level. The gender and religious minority penalties are strongest for promotions at the lowest levels of the …