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A Gender (R)evolution in the Making? Expanding Women's Economic Opportunities in Central America : A Decade in Review

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-22T21:02:30Z
dc.date.available2013-02-22T21:02:30Z
dc.date.issued2012-01
dc.description.abstractA Gender Revolution in the Making was produced by the World Bank as a special report on the dichotomy of the economic participation of women in Central America from 1997-2007. Central America made considerable progress during 1997-2006: stronger economic and political stability, overall positive albeit modest economic growth and improvements in socio-economic outcomes. Nonetheless, the panorama for women in the region, and in particular their ability to work and generate income is mixed. Labor force participation of women in Central America remained unchanged over the decade, with one in every two women of working age still not participating economically. This is lower than the rest of Latin America, a region with the lowest labor force participation in the world, although it has improved significantly in recent years. And yet, women in the region have made major advances in closing the gender earnings gaps and increasing their ability to earn income. Women's contribution to overall income generation in Central America rose significantly over the decade. This report aims to identify the factors behind these three trends. However, stagnant labor force participation rates for women contrasted with narrowing earnings gaps and a greater contribution to overall income apparent in Central America from 1997 to 2006.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16275244/gender-revolution-making
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12468
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12468
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAPPAREL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectAVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD REARING
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY MOTHERHOOD
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARNINGS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC RIGHTS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYABILITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GENERATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectENROLMENT RATES
dc.subjectENTRY COSTS
dc.subjectEXPECTED WAGES
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILY FORMATION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURES
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKER
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectFEMINIZATION OF POVERTY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectFUTURE GENERATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectGENDER UNIT
dc.subjectGENDER WAGE GAPS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD STRUCTURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTORS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB PLACEMENT
dc.subjectJOB PLACEMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectJOB SKILLS
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR LEGISLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEGISLATIVE CHANGES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLOCAL FIRM
dc.subjectLOW-SKILL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectMALE COUNTERPARTS
dc.subjectMALE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectPARLIAMENTARY SEATS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION BY WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY DECISIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY DIALOGUE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPOOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPOST-PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOST-PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectPRESENT EVIDENCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY COMPLETION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROGRAM COMPLETION
dc.subjectPROGRAM DESIGN
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRATE OF GROWTH
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE ROLES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL WOMEN
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSHORT-TERM TRAINING
dc.subjectSINGLE MOTHERS
dc.subjectSINGLE WOMEN
dc.subjectSINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EQUALITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECTS
dc.subjectSUPPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL TRAINING
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectTRAINING COSTS
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING MODALITY
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED YOUTH
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEQUAL CARE
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNPAID FAMILY WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN WOMEN
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectWAGE EARNER
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG MOTHERS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG WORKERS
dc.subjectYOUTH PARTICIPATION
dc.titleA Gender (R)evolution in the Making? Expanding Women's Economic Opportunities in Central America : A Decade in Reviewen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2012-05-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T08:36:57.094340Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Poverty Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16275244/gender-revolution-making
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000425970_20120518154529
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16275244
okr.identifier.report68944
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
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