Forty-five years ago, the first Regional Conference on the Integration of Women into the Economic and Social … Conference of the International Women’s Year (Mexico City, 1975). This meeting culminated in the adoption by the governments of … the region of the Regional Plan of Action for the Integration of Women into Latin American Economic and Social Development …

Engaging in paid work is generally difficult for women in developing countries. Many women work unpaid in family … countries, vocational training or grants for starting a business have been effective policy tools for supporting women's paid … affects child welfare. Access to free or subsidized public childcare can increase women's labor force participation and …

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 …