Author: Sylvia H. ChantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Gender Aspects of Urban Economic Growth and Development
Author: Sylvia H. ChantGender Aspects of Urban Economic Growth and Development
Author: Sylvia H. ChantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Gender and Economic Development
Author: Elissa BrausteinPublisher: UN
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
On Norms and Agency
Author: Ana María Muñoz BoudetPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 082139892X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Based on focus groups and interviews with nearly 4,000 women, men, girls, and boys from 20 countries, this book explores areas that are less often studied in gender and development: gender norms and agency. It reveals how little gender norms have changed, how similar they are across countries, and how they are being challenged and contested.
Excerpt: Women, Work, and Economic Growth
Author: Ms.Kalpana KochharPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1475535856
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
This paper analyzes various linkages and interconnections between gender inequality and the macroeconomy. The prevalence of gender inequality, particularly the presence of gender gaps in the labor force and in economic opportunities, can weigh on and impede inclusive growth. The precise nature of gender gaps varies, but in the majority of countries there are differences between men and women in decision-making power, economic participation, access to opportunities, and social norms and expectations. The analysis shows that gender gaps in pay and in access to resources, occupations, and credit, among other things, not only have negative microeconomic effects on women but also imply large costs for the aggregate economy. Differences in economic outcomes may be a consequence of unequal opportunities and enabling conditions for men and women and for boys and girls. Raising female participation could provide an important boost to growth, but women face two hurdles in participating in the workforce in Japan.
Gender and Urban Planning
Author: Dory ReevesPublisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Gender Equality and Economic Development
Author: K.P. YadavPublisher: Sarup & Sons
ISBN: 9788176256322
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Highlights the struggle for gender equality, led mostly by women, but by a growing number of men. Considers issues of human progress in the areas of social, economic and political life. Appends a short version of the recommendations of the National Perspective Plan for Women and the 1974 report of the Committee on the Status of Women in India.
Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth
Author: Raquel FernándezPublisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1513571168
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress, gender gaps remain across all stages of life, including before birth, and negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal framework reforms, policies to promote equal access, and efforts to tackle entrenched social norms. These need to be set in the context of arising new trends such as digitalization, climate change, as well as shocks such as pandemics.
Gender and Sustainable Development Maximising the Economic, Social and Environmental Role of Women
Author: OECDPublisher: OECD Publishing
ISBN: 9264049908
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Sustainable development depends on maintaining long-term economic, social, and environmental capital. In failing to make the best use of their female populations, most countries are underinvesting in the human capital needed to assure ...
Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus
Author: Maurizio BussoloPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821377639
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Trade liberalization can create economic opportunities for poor people. But are these opportunities available to men and women equally? Do the gender disparities in access to education, health, credit, and other resources limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor women? This volume introduces the gender dimension into empirical analyses of the links between trade and poverty, which can improve policy making. The collection of chapters in this book is close to an ideal macro-micro evaluation technique that explicitly assesses the importance of gender in determining the poverty effects of trade shocks. Part I, relying on ex ante simulation approaches, focuses on the macroeconomic links between trade and gender, where labor market structure and its functioning play a key role. Part II concentrates on micro models of households and attempts to identify the ex post effects of trade shocks on household income levels and consumption choices. It also addresses questions about possible changes in inequality within households due to improved economic opportunities for women. 'Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus' will be invaluable to policy makers, development practitioners and researchers, journalists, and students.