Gender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and … necessity. It analyzes the potential for women's greater economic contribution to the region's new development model, which is … impediments to women's increased labor force participation and empowerment, and it suggests a way forward in developing an agenda …

Middle East and North Africa region by examining the effects of aid to Women's Equality Organizations and Institutions on … women's political empowerment, measured by the proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments. We use panel data … planning and reproductive health. The econometric results suggest that official development assistance ... to women' equality …

Egyptian women have played an unprecedented role in the Arab Spring democratic movement, possibly changing women … women's participation over 2011-13. We exploit the geographical heterogeneity along these two margins to conduct a double … difference analysis using data surrounding the period. We find a significant improvement in women's final say regarding decisions …