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Women face many barriers to using public transport services, despite representing the largest share of public transport … other non-transport-related barriers that can constrain women's mobility, such as social norms regarding gender and other … more personal elements influencing women's agency, such as self-efficacy and aspirations …
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In Brazil, violence against women and girls (VAWG), which is a manifestation of gender-based violence (GBV), is a major … end violence against women, including health, social assistance, public security, and justice services, were stalled …
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El Salvador has a long history of political and social challenges, including a 12-year civil war that ended in 1992. The country has struggled with high levels of crime, poverty, and inequality, which have hindered its economic and social development. The service sector is an important component...
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implications for women's physical and emotional health. Survivors were more likely to have suicidal thoughts and to use … recreational drugs. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified intimate partner violence (IPV), with a higher percentage of women …
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market in Grenada is reflective of the global situation where unemployment is higher for women than men, and female … participation is lower. Available data also shows that the majority of business- related loans go to men, and where women access … such loans, they do so in collaboration with men, rather than on their own. Together these indicators suggest that women …
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Haiti is a Caribbean country with a population of approximately 11 million people, 50.4 % of whom are female. Haiti's progress in economic and social development has been impeded by persistent political instability, surging violence, and record-high levels of insecurity, all of which amplify its...
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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 … opportunities in an equal manner with men and boys in the country. They are largely constrained in their ability to accumulate human …
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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 … opportunities in an equal manner with men and boys in the country. They are largely constrained in their ability to accumulate human …
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) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women's economic ….3 billion dollars or up to US22.9 billion dollars. Women's economic empowerment will also be key to accelerating a demographic …
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sectors, with far-reaching effects on the well-being of women and girls. Plans for building back better after the crisis …
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