Statistics indicate that the economic and social development of women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA … policies on the economic and social welfare of women in the region. On the expenditure side, we test the explanatory power of … for MENA women are not explained by the amount of government social spending, suggesting the answer lies in the efficiency …

It is well established that a wide range of legal impediments in countries' domestic laws have prevented women from … reflect and perpetuate gender norms that limit women's economic participation, and removal of these impediments through legal … reform has been shown to be an effective method to catalyze greater participation of women in the economy-along with the …

Women are disadvantaged relative to men, according to key economic, social, and political measures of equality, but in … arbitrary discrimination against women …

address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it … negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal …

girls and women's development. This paper posits that, properly designed, gender budgeting improves budgeting, and it places …

Gender budgeting uses fiscal policies to promote gender equality and women's advancement, but is struggling to take … reducing maternal mortality. But the region not only needs to use fiscal policies for women's advancement, but also reform tax … and financial laws, enforce laws that assure women's safety in public, and change laws that prevent women from taking …