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since 2001, women's employment participation across South Asian countries has been low and broadly unchanged; (ii) the … some countries, and; (v) women with mid-level education tend to have lower employment rates than those with both lower and …
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This paper is the first systematic attempt to measure the existence and degree of dowry inflation in South Asia. The popular press and scholarly literature have assumed dowry inflation in South Asia for some time, and there are now a number of theoretical papers that have attempted to explain...
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women in developing countries face particularly severe vulnerabilities, so that excess mortality faced by the unmarried is … more extreme for women in these regions compared to developed countries. We provide systematic estimates of the excess … female mortality faced by older unmarried women in developing regions. We place these estimates in the context of the missing …
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reproductive health of poor women. The specific objectives are: i) to provide an accurate picture of the current status of women … women and households with the greatest need for care to achieve better health; iii) to describe a simple and effective … improvements in South Asia; and iv) to strengthen the case for investing in poor women's reproductive health by demonstrating the …
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reproductive health of poor women. The specific objectives are: i) to provide an accurate picture of the current status of women … women and households with the greatest need for care to achieve better health; iii) to describe a simple and effective … improvements in South Asia; and iv) to strengthen the case for investing in poor women's reproductive health by demonstrating the …
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poor women. The report's specific objectives are: 1) to provide an accurate picture of the current status of women … delivery and outcomes locally; and 4) to strengthen the case for investing in poor women's reproductive health by demonstrating … reforms for reproductive health: to increase the supply of reproductive health services to poor women and adolescents by …
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sectors, with far-reaching effects on the well-being of women and girls. Plans for building back better after the crisis …
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