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, the continent has further to go to close gender digital divide. Four hundred million women in low- and middle …-income countries (LMICs) remain unconnected. The COVID-19 pandemic has further disproportionately impacted women's livelihoods and … further exacerbated the digital gender divide. Digital technologies can and have played a key role in mitigating the economic …
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, the continent has further to go to close gender digital divide. Four hundred million women in low- and middle …-income countries (LMICs) remain unconnected. The COVID-19 pandemic has further disproportionately impacted women's livelihoods and … further exacerbated the digital gender divide. Digital technologies can and have played a key role in mitigating the economic …
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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 …This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access …
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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 …This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to …, Malagasy women and girls encounter significant disadvantages across all dimensions of well-being and are unable to access …
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) pandemic and corresponding economic shocks, it also can address the sizable gender gaps that undermine women's economic … empowerment and hinder inclusive economic growth. Gender disparities in earnings not only hold back the Nigerian economy, they … also represent an opportunity: closing the gender gaps in key economic sectors could yield additional gains of US9 …
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inclusive development model. The theme chapter explains why gender equality has remained elusive in South Asia, and the region … gender disparities as well as generated new ones. It is forcing a shift in priorities and funding across public and private … 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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This gender assessment has been prepared as an input for the preparation of the World Bank's Country Partnership … engagement; rather, it seeks to provide a general overview of the key challenges and opportunities facing Mozambican women and … points in the lives of women and girls that either limit or facilitate their empowerment. The assessment is based on a desk …
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report are to review the current status of gender equality and women's issues in Indonesia; and to provide an evidence base … Menengah Nasional or RPJMN) (2020-2024). Investments in gender equality to close specific gender gaps have the potential to … for the Indonesian Government on specific actions and priority responses needed to close gender gaps to drive the growth …
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Gender equality is important for development-it matters not only for women and girls, and boys and men but also for … the gaps between women and men in Benin regarding endowments, economic opportunities, and agency-in line with the … framework proposed in the 2012 World Development Report on gender equality and development (World Bank 2012b). According to this …
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, adolescent pregnancy, and time use patterns shaped by gender norms. In adolescence and adulthood, women face the constraints of … limited education and economic opportunities, restrictive gender roles that leave women little time for participation in the …Gender gaps in Togo cut across many dimensions. Inequality starts in childhood, when girls are disadvantaged in access …
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