This year's World Development Report looks at facts and trends regarding the various dimensions of gender equality in the context of the development process. This new edition of Language and Woman's Place not only makes available once again the pioneering text of feminist linguistics; just as important, it places the text in the context of contemporary feminist and gender theory for a new ... This paper discusses program evaluation for ProJoven, the Peruvian youth labor training program. Complementing detailed fieldwork, the econometric work implements a two-stage matching procedure on propensity scores, gender and labor income. Lastly, the authors also find associations between gender education gap norms and household poverty, information processing and religion, though the evidence here is more mixed. Found insideThe World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law examines laws and regulations affecting women’s prospects as entrepreneurs and employees across 190 economies. Found insideBetween 2002 and 2013, the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Nepal developed and implemented the Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Project to reduce poverty by empowering rural women and members of other disadvantaged ... "The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups, over time"--Page 3. Issues discussed include: economics of gender equality, international trade and development; multilateral negotiations on agriculture in developing countries; gender-related issues in the textiles and clothing sectors; international trade ... Jaffrelot argues that the trend towards lower-caste representation in national politics constitutes a genuine "democratization" of India and that the social and economic effects of this "silent revolution" are bound to multiply in the years ... Found insideGene Sperling, author of the seminal 2004 report published by the Council on Foreign Relations, and Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education, have written this definitive book on the importance of girls’ education. This volume, a collection of some of Stephan Klasen’s most important writings on the topic of gender inequality, honours his academic life and gives the reader an in-depth insight into both what we know and don’t (yet) know about the ... The book's chapters reflect the current state of knowledge on education from a gender perspective and highlight the importance of, and challenges to, female education, as well as the interdependence of education and development objectives. The World Development Report 2013: Jobs offers answers to these and other difficult questions by looking at jobs as drivers of development—not as derived labor demand—and by considering all types of jobs—not just formal wage ... Using data across European corporate boards, we investigate the effects of quota-induced female representation on firm value and operations. Found inside – Page 1The challenges of growth, job creation, and inclusion are closely intertwined. This volume brings together key research by IMF economists on issues related to gender and macroeconomics. Found inside – Page 192True, on the contrary, argues that the supranational/international arenas can have positive implications for promoting gender equality agendas. The book concludes with some practical suggestions for working towards lasting and beneficial change. This book brings together various threads of research in the field of gender mainstreaming. It aids in further supporting and understanding the role of gender in health and safety research, practice, and policy. Found insideThis book provides analytical insights into if and how the targets adopted by the international community are likely to be achieved. A key feature of the analysis is the recognition that most of the MDG targets are endogenously related. Noted for its accessibility, this text--now revised and updated to reflect a decade of advances in the field--examines how attitudes and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects of daily life. Found inside – Page 71EVALUATION PROCEDURE ANALYSES, BENCHMARK, PRESENTATION DATA COLLECTION ACTION PLAN PRIMARY STANDARD IMPLEMENTATION ADVANCED STANDARD REVIEW Positive impacts ... Found insideThis volume provides a detailed discussion of the role of women in diplomacy and a global narrative of their current and historical role within it. Equal participation of women and men in politics is an important condition for effective democracy and good governance. 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In this book, Al-Kohlani examines fifty-five Muslim and non-Muslim countries from 1960 to 2010 in response to “religious theory” that associates certain religions with gender inequality and “modernization theory” which downplays the ... This report is the culmination of the extensive and often ground-breaking work undertaken in the ILO's Women at Work Centenary Initiative. This OECD report focuses on how best to close gender gaps under four broad headings: 1) Gender equality, social norms and public policies; and gender equality in 2) education; 3) employment and 4) entrepreneurship. Disparities between men and women in basic rights, access to resources, and power to determine their own lives continue to exist in virtually all countries of the world. Finally, I have shown that the inclusion of variables from multiple levels, and inclusion of global economy variables, provide a more complete explanation of domestic violence rates among countries around the world rather than just focusing ... Found inside – Page 23However, we find here that real transfers have a positive and significant effect on gender equality for upper secondary school. Table 6 presents another ... Gender equality and empowerment of women is one of the effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease, and to stimulate development that is sustainable. We show that gender inequality decreases the variety of goods countries produce and export, in particular in low-income and developing countries. This paper examines the effects of a massive salt iodization program on human capital formation of school-aged children in China. First published in 1999, this volume represents an empirical model of reproductive rights in developing countries. Practical ways of achieving this are explored through interviews with female role models at the University of Cambridge. While progress has been made in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the last 20 years, large gaps remain. Found inside – Page 331... that explore how gender equality affects short-run macroeconomic outcomes ... women's lower wages have a positive effect on profits and thus output. in ... Despite previous efforts to increase and encourage more women in businesses and corporate leadership roles, women are still disproportionately underrepresented, especially in small businesses. Hence, the use of ICTs to improve gender equality in education and employment may initiate a continuous cycle of positive reinforcing feedback effects between gender equality in employment and economic development, leading to further ... Recent migration research emphasizes the development potential of migration in both sending and receiving countries. This publication identifies a series of macro-level tools to create a supportive environment and generate the resources to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to gender equality. The first chapter of my dissertation uses a competition framework to reexamine the U.S. railway expansion from 1870 to 1890. This groundbreaking book distills vast data and hundreds of studies to shed new light on deprivations and constraints facing the voice and agency of women and girls worldwide, and on the associated costs for individuals, families, ... This study investigates the effect of gender budgeting in India on gender inequality and fiscal spending. Found inside – Page 48The effects are positive, although not very large. Despite its positive effects on gender equality, formal childcare is still scarcely used. 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