The overall goal of the Bank's Women in Development (WID) Policy is to improve the socioeconomic situation of women in … Latin America and the Caribbean and to improve the performance of Bank projects by enhancing women's contributions. To …

gender gap in an egalitarian society. The most probable explanation seems to be that women are often kept away from the … prescriptions for narrowing the gender gap in Japan seem to be twofold: (i) measures to include women within the mainstream system … of Japan Incorporated and (ii) measures to make Japan Incorporated more humane to everyone, both men and women. Although …

international women's rights law in domestic courts, thus enhancing their ability to treat cases of violence against women and … ensuring greater protection for women's rights in the region. The purpose of this report is to distill the findings and … questionnaires were designed with the close cooperation of the Washington IWJF director and the education director, as well as in …

The four essays collected in this volume aim is to shed some light on specific aspect in which women are discriminated … against (employment, education and access to health care) in developing countries and on the impact that gender inequalities … have on development. The first chapter investigates the impact of gender bias in education and employment on economic …