sciences. This type of gender segregation in the labour market is still prevalent in many countries. But will it continue …? Girls now do as well as, and often better than, boys in most core school subjects; and proficiency in a subject influences …

We study differences in the time parents spend with girls and boys at preschool ages in Canada, the U.K. and the U … reading and the use of number and letters. We find the parents commit more of this time to girls, starting at ages as young as … 9 months. We explore possible explanations of this greater commitment to girls including explicit parental preference …

countries, because many women continue to experience gender inequalities at work. An analysis of strategies to counter gender … to Promote Gender Equality in the Labor Market •Good Global Legal Practices to Promote Gender Equality in the Labor … Market •Gender Equality and the Labor Market: Cambodia, Kazakhstan, and the Philippines •Gender Equality in the Labor Market …

Commonwealth of Independent States, and Uzbekistan, too, has experienced both positive and negative developments in gender equality … a market-based system. Several characteristics of the transformation have direct bearing on gender equality and are …

Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and …

goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty reduction. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important …

Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …