visible issue for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Gender equality issues in MENA are usually …Gender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and …. This book seeks to advance the gender equality discussion in the region by framing the issues in terms of economic …

East and North Africa as countries attempt to impress donors and investors with “good marks” on their gender report cards …. Inglehart and Norris claim gender discrimination is an important component of substantive democratization, echoing the … financial inputs through associated development projects conflating gender and democratization. The promotion of gender equality …

particularly pronounced in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where gender obesity gaps on average exceed 10 percentage … of relevant controls, gender obesity gaps are only associated to measures of female empowerment in the MENA region but … national parliament) predicts a 0.2 (0.09) percentage point decrease in gender gaps in obesity in the MENA region …

gender attitudes in Tunisia. Tunisia is among the most advanced countries in the Arab region in terms of women rights and … in interviewer characteristics with respect to gender and perceived religiosity. The video has no average impact, which … of specific groups in a society. We indeed find that the video mitigates the implicit gender bias only among a specific …

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has made impressive strides in reducing gender gaps in human development … MENA countries, most countries are well on their way to achieving gender parity in key human development indicators. …), and fertility rates have decreased in the past decade. Although gender gaps in school completion rates still exist in some …

Closing the gender digital divide by ensuring equal access to and benefit of the internet may reduce economic … inequalities and close the gender gap in employment by providing new economic opportunities and facilitating access to market … inclusive internet environment would reduce the gender gap in the labor force. Other key drivers include the structure of the …

of the low-literacy MENA countries tended to improve for total enrollments and for the gender gap at each school level … MENA countries differs from international experience. The regression results for 1965 and for 1994 show a wide diversity in … enrollments at the primary and secondary school levels in comparison with international experience. Some MENA countries, such as …

Closing the gender digital divide by ensuring equal access to and benefit of the internet may reduce economic … inequalities and close the gender gap in employment by providing new economic opportunities and facilitating access to market … inclusive internet environment would reduce the gender gap in the labor force. Other key drivers include the structure of the …