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. The study does not find evidence of other gender differences in the hiring process …
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reform to promote gender equity and advocacy efforts, offer more promise by bringing about permanent shifts in the relative …
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We examine the gender wage gap in Vietnam and show that a non-trivial part of the gap is associated with occupational … is driven by gender differences in preferences for non-monetary characteristics of the jobs. First, we explore whether … occupational sorting is driven by gender differences in preferences for non-monetary characteristics of jobs and find that there …
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As compared to the majority of countries in the East Asia and Pacific Region, gender disparities in Mongolia are … relatively muted. At the same time, a number of important gender disparities do exist. In particular, several studies have … documented gender disparities in access to economic opportunities, earnings, and productivity. Such gender disparities in the …
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This first note in the series on the cost of gender inequality focuses on the losses in national wealth due to gender … inequality in earnings. There is a substantial literature on the impact of gender inequality on economic growth and performance … gender equality in earnings were achieved, countries could increase their human capital wealth, and thereby their total …
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This report examines perceived and actual gender differences in the use and management of natural resources and the … with a gender action plan (GAP). The GAP provides concrete recommendations for the inclusion of a gender perspective and … resource management, and REDD+. When designed to take into consideration gender differences, REDD+ related activities and …
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This review of gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the country, and to identify potential policy … recommendations that could help closing them in the coming years. The note is an input to the development of a Gender Action Plan for … the Andean Countries under the Gender Analysis Work Program.The note lays out a descriptive overview of gender gaps in …
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This review of gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the country, and to identify potential policy … recommendations that could help closing them in the coming years.The note is an input to the development of a Gender Action Plan for … the Andean Countries under the Gender Analysis Work Program.the note lays out a descriptive overview of gender gaps in …
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Closing the existing gender gaps will be required to boost shared prosperity and maximize poverty reduction efforts in … Peru over the coming years. Gender inequities are not only unfair from an ethical and social perspective, but also … economically inefficient. Greater gender equality can raise overall productivity, improve development outcomes, especially of the …
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Reducing gender inequality could increase GDP per capita by more than a fourth in Niger by 2030. These significant … presented in this study are meant only to provide orders of magnitude, they suggest that achieving gender equality could have …
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