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Opening doors; gender equality and development in MENA

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Opening doors

gender equality and development in MENA
Körperschaft: World Bank
978-0-8213-9763-3

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Letzte Änderung: 09.06.2022
Titel:Opening doors
Untertitel:gender equality and development in MENA
URL:http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-9763-3
URL Erlt Interna:Verlag
URL Erlt Info:URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Erläuterung :Volltext
Von:The World Bank
ISBN:978-0-8213-9763-3
Erscheinungsort:Washington, DC
Verlag:World Bank
Erscheinungsjahr:2013
DOI:10.1596/978-0-8213-9763-3
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
Serie/Reihe:MENA development report
Fußnote :Includes bibliographical references and index
Fußnote :AcknowledgementsForeword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Gender equality in MENA : the facts and the puzzle -- Impressive achievements in human development -- Little discrimination between girls and boys within the household -- Of the lowest rates of excess female mortality in the world -- Rapid declines in maternal mortality -- More girls in school than in much of the world -- Virtually no gender gaps in enrolment, and reverse gender gaps in university, and math performance -- MENA's performance in human development is largely explained by economic development and wealth -- Some challenges remain -- The puzzle in MENA : why do women participate in such few numbers outside the home? -- Women in the workforce -- Women in business -- Women in politics -- What explains the mena puzzle? -- Religion is too simplistic an explanation -- Oil endowments alone cannot explain the paradox either -- Social norms and the legal framework limit women's agency --
Fußnote :Social and cultural norms constrain women's roles outside the home -- Evolving norms and the invisible hand of marriage -- Equality under the law and its enforcement is critical for women's agency -- Legal systems differ widely and derive from multiple sources -- Legal constraints to women's agency in MENA -- Economic incentives dampen participation in the workforce -- A social contract underpinned by a generous but costly welfare state -- Extensive public sector employment with generous compensation -- Generous subsidies encourage women to stay at home -- State regulation and intervention in the market -- Heavy investment in education, but not the kind that businesses want -- Unequal access to entrepreneurship opportunities -- The time for reform is now -- Aspirations are changing -- As education levels increase, female labor force participation will likely increase -- A demographic gift? -- The social contract is no longer sustainable --
Fußnote :Opening the door to women : policy directions -- A roadmap for reform -- Policies to address the region's challenges -- Closing the remaining gender gaps in human deelopment -- Expanding economic opportunities for women -- Closing gender gaps in voice and agency -- Supporting evidence-based policy making -- References -- Technical annex -- Appendix 1
Sprache:eng
Weitere Schlagwörter :Sex discrimination against women; Africa, North; Sex discrimination against women; Middle East; Women; Legal status, laws, etc; Africa, North; Women; Legal status, laws, etc; Middle East; Women's rights; Africa, North; Women's rights; Middle East

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