Profile of Gender in MENA

Website Name Gender in MENA
Website Description This site provides information about regional and gender strategies in MENA region where significant advances have been made on social gender indicators (notably the fastest improvements on female education than any other region), while progress on gender empowerment indicators (such as on economic and political participation) have lagged behind.
Website Owner Office of the Regional Vice Pres (MNAVP)
Business Process
  • Analytic and Advisory Activities
  • Capacity Building/Training
  • Development Research
  • Regional Development
Original URL http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/EXTMNAREGTOPGENDER/0,,menuPK:493339~pagePK:34004175~piPK:34004435~theSitePK:493333,00.html
Topic Development Operations & Activities,Gender,Health, Nutrition & Population,Social Development,Social Protection
Subtopic
Region Africa
Country
Language English
Keywords MENA Gender, fertility rate, female education, public participation, women’s legal rights, health care access, labor force, literacy rate, unemployment, Regional Gender Report
Year Website Created 2005
Date Archived 05/17/2013
Is Website Discontinued? Yes