. Findings: The major findings are: (1) foreign aid, particularly aid targeting women empowerment and gender equal-ity, has … the micro level, gender-targeted aid has significantly improved the share of women in parliament and female secondary …Purpose: This study examines how foreign aid affects gender inequality in developing countries, both at macro (overall …

whether development aid given for gender equality objectives leads to progress in women’s legal rights in recipient countries … gendered aid on changes in women’s rights. Our findings show that gender-focused aid has a positive impact on the de …We study the role of development cooperation in improving women’s economic rights in non-OECD countries and assess …

This chapter argues that gender equality and economic development are tightly intertwined, and that gender aspects … explaining how gender equality and economic development influence each other. In particular, the framework emphasizes the … interaction between SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and SDG 4 (quality education). It then applies the …

women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a … employment: whereas in high-income economies reduced employment in contact-intensive services had a large impact on women, this … sector plays a minor role in low-income countries. Another difference is that women's employment rebounded much more quickly …

Forty-five years ago, the first Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social … Development of Latin America was held (Havana, 1977), as an intergovernmental platform for the region following the World … Conference of the International Women’s Year (Mexico City, 1975). This meeting culminated in the adoption by the governments of …

between gender and development is critically analysed. Women's representation in parliament is the dependent variable and the …Gender and development are among the two most important components of any economy to sustain its perpetual and … sustainable economic growth in both the long as well as short run. The role of women in parliament and the interrelationship …