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value for individuals, households, and societies at large. Global evidence consistently shows that empowering women and … dependent on its oil sector, stands out in Sub-Saharan Africa for its particularly large gender disparities, especially when … significant knowledge gaps when it comes to understanding the key barriers facing Angolan girls and young women in accessing …
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Central America lags the rest of Latin America in outcomes related to women. The countries of Central America (Costa … of women and improving their social and economic outcomes. This report takes stock of this progress as well as continuing … challenges faced by women in the region. It assesses women's legal rights and protections, access to endowments and economic …
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The Women Economic Empowerment report outlines the factors contributing to the persistently low economic participation … of Egyptian women and to identify "gender smart" policies and solutions to boost economic growth while at the same time …, narrowing relevant gender gaps. The study provides the context of women's share of the public space as reflected in their access …
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The study aims to understand the constraints to women's equal participation in the roads sector inMalawi to inform the … identify and describe the barriers to career progression for women in the roads sector at each stage in the career cycle … focus group discussions with women and girls along the career cycle in the roads sector and key informant interviews. The …
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Across Africa, rising mobile phone penetration, improving broadband Internet, and growing use of mobile money are … creating new opportunities for governments, businesses, and individuals. While Africa's digital revolution has been impressive …, the continent has further to go to close gender digital divide. Four hundred million women in low- and middle …
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Across Africa, rising mobile phone penetration, improving broadband Internet, and growing use of mobile money are … creating new opportunities for governments, businesses, and individuals. While Africa's digital revolution has been impressive …, the continent has further to go to close gender digital divide. Four hundred million women in low- and middle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013538276
women and girls' empowerment as a sustainable way to enhance well-being and close gender gaps. The operational approach to … women and girls' empowerment can guide practitioners in systematically translating the concept of empowerment into project … designs. While World Bank projects are fairly effective at providing women and girls with the resources they need to reach …
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illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access … decision-making, particularly with respect to family formation. Women and girls also appear to be disproportionally affected by …
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illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access … decision-making, particularly with respect to family formation. Women and girls also appear to be disproportionally affected by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454313
key gender gaps in the country and shedding light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access … decision-making, particularly with respect to family formation. Women and girls also appear to be disproportionally affected by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014454316