This assessment presents a broad picture
of the main gender disparities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(BiH) in endowments, economic opportunities, and agency. The
report...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 97640Date: May 1, 2015Author:
Cancho,Cesar A. ;
Elwan,Nihal
The report draws on the conceptual
framework of the world development 2012: gender equality and
development, and the regional report on gender equality,
opening doors:...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 87820Date: June 1, 2014
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region is experiencing a time of momentous change. Some
countries are in the midst of a profound political,
economic, and demographic...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 79133Date: January 1, 2013
One objective of decentralization is to
improve the efficiency, effectiveness, quality, equity,
accessibility, and responsiveness of public service
delivery. But up...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 68435Date: January 1, 2012
The purpose of the baseline assessment
is to provide baseline information on women access to public
services, especially health, water, and population
administration...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 68436Date: January 1, 2012
The countries of Central and Eastern
Europe and Central Asia have a long history of striving for
gender equality, especially in the public sphere. Not only
was this...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 65931Date: December 6, 2011Author:
Sattar, Sarosh
The countries of Central and Eastern
Europe and Central Asia have a long history of striving for
gender equality, especially in the public sphere. Not only
was this...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 65932Date: November 21, 2011Author:
Sattar,Sarosh
This report provides: a high-level
understanding on women's travel patterns that builds
the foundation for understanding the ways in which they use
public transport...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 68195Date: June 1, 2011
The book is about expanding nonfarm
entrepreneurship opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. It
examines the extent of gender differences in economic
activities pursued...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 69771Date: January 1, 2011
The paper examines the uneven progress
women have made in the Latin American and Caribbean region
in the last forty years. It examines issues such as health
care, education,...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 68632Date: January 1, 2011
This book looks at the property rights
and legal capacity of women, how and why they differ from
those of men, and how these differences affect women's
economic and...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 69772Date: January 1, 2011
As the first output from the gender and
governance in rural services project, this report presents
descriptive findings and qualitative analysis of
accountability mechanisms...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 52860Date: January 27, 2010
Entrepreneurship contributes to a
vibrant private sector and can stimulate broader economic
growth. Not only do entrepreneurs generate income, but they
often create...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 63870Date: January 1, 2010
The issue of the retirement age is
fundamentally linked to policies on social protection. It is
an issue that inevitably causes debate and has proponents,
men and women,...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 51736Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Castel,Paulette
This review assesses what is known and
not known about the interface of gender and governance. More
specifically, the purpose of this review is to identify
mechanisms...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 50290Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Horowitz, Leah;
Along with remarkable achievements in
reducing poverty during the past decade, Vietnam's
social and economic development policies have placed much
emphasis on promoting...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 47433Date: December 1, 2008
The 2003 land law defines that the Land
Tenure Certificate (LTCs) carries both the wife's and
husband's names. Theoretically, the requirement of both
the wife's and...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 51735Date: September 1, 2008
This report is about how women
entrepreneurs can contribute more to the quality and
direction of economic and social development in the Middle
East and North Africa...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 44117Date: June 6, 2008Author:
Chamlou,Nadereh
Bangladesh stands out as the shining new
example in South Asia of a poor country achieving impressive
gains in gender equality. Between 1971 and 2004, Bangladesh
halved...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 43045Date: March 1, 2008Author:
Das,Maitreyi B
This report on Brazil crime, violence
and economic development documents levels and trends in
violence and crime in Brazil since 1980 and estimates the
impact that crime...
Type: Women in Development and Gender StudyReport#: 36525Date: June 1, 2006
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