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Gender Budgeting
Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
Women are disadvantaged relative to men, according to key economic, social, and political measures of equality, but in … arbitrary discrimination against women. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826086
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Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy: A Survey
Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
that reducing gender inequality and improving the status of women may contribute to higher rates of economic growth and … greater macroeconomic stability. Women's relative lack of opportunities in developing countries inhibits economic growth … labor and financial markets is critical to enabling women to take full advantage of improved macroeconomic conditions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826540
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Women in the Americas: Bridging the Gender Gap
Paz, Fernanda; Torres, Margarita Ronderos; Acosta, Gladys; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Inequality between men and women in Latin America persists in everything from wages to health care, education, and … of men and women in development. Prevailing social policies in the region often view men as income earners and women as … wives and mothers, neglecting the role of women in the work force and as community leaders. Based on the central tenet that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943445
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Women in the Americas: Bridging the Gender Gap
Paz, Fernanda; Torres, Margarita Ronderos; Acosta, Gladys; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Inequality between men and women in Latin America persists in everything from wages to health care, education, and … of men and women in development. Prevailing social policies in the region often view men as income earners and women as … wives and mothers, neglecting the role of women in the work force and as community leaders. Based on the central tenet that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772387
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Brauchen wir eine gesetzliche Frauenquote?
Bauernschuster, Stefan; Fichtl, Anita - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 02, pp. 39-48
Das Thema einer gesetzlichen Mindestquote für Frauen in Führungspositionen der Privatwirtschaft ist in Deutschland politisch und gesellschaftlich umstritten. Der Beitrag beleuchtet die Thematik näher und gibt eine Einschätzung der Frauenquote und weiterer Maßnahmen, die die Ungleichstellung...
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Die Gleichstellungspolitik in der Europäischen Union
Jäger, Ulrike - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 61 (2008) 19, pp. 30-33
Das Thema Gleichstellung zwischen den Geschlechtern ist auf Ebene der europäischen Politik seit Ende der sechziger Jahre präsent. Der Bericht gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Gleichstellungspolitik in der Europäischen Union und weist auf noch vorhandene Defizite hinsichtlich...
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Gender Quotas on Boardroom Representation in Europe
Fichtl, Anita - In: CESifo DICE Report 11 (2013) 3, pp. 62-64
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011148850
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Gender Statistics in the Southern Caucasus and Central and West Asia: A Situational Analysis Promoting Gender-Inclusive Growth in Central and West Asian Developing Member Countries
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
This report provides a baseline of the capacity of Asian Development Bank developing member countries to generate, analyze, disseminate, and use sex-disaggregated data. It introduces a framework on gender statistics and guides in assessing statistical systems in the Southern Caucasus (Armenia,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276465
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The Gender Gap in Education in Eritrea in 1991-1998; A Missed Opportunity?
Comenetz, Joshua; Bulir, Ales; Brixiova, Zuzana - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper shows that during the 1990s, and before the 1998-2000 border war with Eritrea, the gender gap in education in Eritrea has widened on the national level, and large regional disparities have persisted. The gender gap appears to be linked to lower female teacher participation and limited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248305
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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Nicaragua: An Analysis Using a Sexual and Reproductive Health Framework and Human Rights
Gordillo-Tobar, Amparo; Beneitez, Geraldine; Ortega, Juana - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
In an effort to integrate operational and analytical work on adolescents and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and Human Rights in Nicaragua, the World Bank, in coordination with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the United Nations...
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