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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 …
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East Asian corporations differ from their counterparts in other countries in important ways. Before the recent financial crisis these differences were viewed as one of the reasons for the success of East Asian economies. The crisis altered that view, and many scholars now argue that the weak...
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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Public-private dialogue (PPD) is highly necessary in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS) to fill the gap resulting from the lack of legitimate institutions, to help create transparency and trust among stakeholders, and to identify the need for reforms and interventions that can...
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This technical note is intended to contribute to understanding of how to leverage open source software (OSS) for global public goods particularly in resource-constrained environments. The aim is to enable a more deliberate approach to building information systems that can serve as a global...
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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 …
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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 …
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After several months of low COVID-19 case numbers, Malawi is facing a fourth wave. While an increasing share of the global population is protected by vaccines, only about 6.5 percent of the population is vaccinated in Malawi, increasing the country's vulnerability to the virus. The Government...
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