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Vietnam is a young country on the cusp of a dramatic aging of the population that is taking place at a faster pace and at an earlier level of development than most other countries in the world. Though Vietnam's favorable demographic window of opportunity is still open, this report argues it...
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The report provides recent macroeconomic developments, outlook, and risks that Mongolia faces. The timing of the release of this report is ideal considering that, the Mongolian economy, which was recovering from the COVID-19 on the back of a successful vaccination program and income support,...
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Bangladesh is home to one of the largest populations of older adults in the world. Driven by increasing life expectancy at birth, this population is increasing. By 2040,one in five Bangladeshis will be 60 years old or older. The increase in lifespan isaccompanied by a greater burden of...
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This gender assessment has been prepared as an input for the preparation of the World Bank's Country Partnership …
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Gender gaps in Togo cut across many dimensions. Inequality starts in childhood, when girls are disadvantaged in access … to schooling because of prevalent social norms and gender roles. It continues into adolescence, when a larger share of …, adolescent pregnancy, and time use patterns shaped by gender norms. In adolescence and adulthood, women face the constraints of …
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Achieving inclusive growth and maximizing poverty reduction in the Dominican Republic requires closing existing gender … gaps: from early childhood to working age, and further still into old age. Using a lifecycle approach, this gender …
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grant, Strengthening Capacity for Prevention and Response to Sexual- and Gender-Based Violence in Georgia (GBV). The goal of … conflict and Gender-based Violence (GBV). The Global Initiative, financed by the SPF, includes pilot projects across East Asia … as recent steps taken by the Government of Georgia on gender action and GBV response. Given conflicts in Abkhazia and …
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Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right, and it is also smart economics. Greater gender … Bank 2011).For example, gender gaps in the Romanian labor market may be harming aggregate productivity due to inefficient …
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-state justice institutions, as can be the case for mullahs. This study looks at the gender dynamics of access to justice services in … and program designers with quantitative evidence to devise approaches that address gender-based inequities in women …
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Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right, and it is also a smartdevelopment policy. Gender … Country Gender Profile' seeks to identifywhere progress has been achieved in terms of increasing opportunities for women and … men inBelarus since that last assessment and where further policy action is required. As such, itunderstands gender …
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