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A growing body of literature indicates that reducing gender inequalities and increasing women's access to productive … inequalities continue to limit women's capabilities and constrain their ability to participate in and contribute to Ghana's economy …
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Women in the Europe and Central Asia region complain about loss of employment, sexual harassment, violence, poor … World Bank held a conference in June 1999. Women from the ECA region, Western Europe and the United States gathered to … conference included in this volume describe the present conditions for women, emphasize the need to debunk the myth of gender …
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The impetus for change in African legal reform is coming primarily from African women themselves, as they respond to … lead to sustainable equity for women, the voices of these women must be heard. Given that previous efforts to ensure … or supports gender discrimination, but must actively protect and guard the interests of both men and women. This paper …
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Countries the world over have launched ambitious privatization programs to improve the efficiency of state enterprises, free up resources for social services, and mobilize capital for expansion and modernization. A universal concern in this process is the effect privatization has on labor. Many...
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Six years into the transition from planned to market economies in Central and Eastern Europe, high unemployment rates, including a growing proportion of the long-term unemployed, represent a serious challenge to social welfare systems and policymakers. This paper analyzes labor market...
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men and women in African economies and examines the linkages between the market and the household. It makes a convincing …
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The objective of this study is to develop a labor supply and demand projection model that can simulate the evolution of both the supply and demand sides of the labor market under varying policy and socioeconomic assumptions and provide a standard customizable methodology that can be applied...
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In Guinea, the quality of human capital is as crucial for economic success as its vast mineral resources. Improving the quality of education, ensuring the creation of a productive labor with high returns, and, above all, encouraging the creation of private enterprises through a favorable...
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