In most of the countries, gender equality is an important national goal. This is particularly so in some human development sectors (especially education and health). For several low-income countries, gender issues are also important in the agriculture sector. Finally, several government...

Gender budgeting is a concept which studies, analyses and proposes approaches for inequity issues regarding the process of discrepancies of budgeting between men and women. Although it is considered a feminist policy to achieve equal opportunities for both genders, in the fields of the...

Gender equality represents the engine for economic, social and democratic development. In the majority of developed and developing countries, resources allocated by government are limited. The lack of financial resources for covering the existent social needs lead to such a problem like...

Among the tasks facing the modern Republic of Moldova, the priority is the implementation of reforms that should bring the country closer to the European level. Among them is the reform of local self-government, budgetary decentralization, the redistribution of powers in the interests of...

Throughout the years, gender equality has been a serious issue for many developed and underdeveloped countries. Therefore, the national economies have been struggling to achieve optimal level of gender equality, in order to build a harmonized and developed society.The state institution, starting...

The importance of approached theme lays in the equality notion as a multidimensional term embracing economic, cultural and social dimensions alike. There are strong reasons to believe that a reduction of gender inequality is important in the promotion of economic growth and in the reduction of...

A change to Title IX has spurred new single-sex public schooling in the US. Until recently, nearly all gender-segregated schools were private, and I therefore address potential selection bias in the effects on educational and labor market outcomes using within private sector comparisons, an...

Gender segregation in the labor market may be explained by women's re- luctance to choose technical occupations, although the foundations for career choices are certainly laid earlier, during education. Educational experts claim that female students are doing better in math and science and are...