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Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa : Women in the Public Sphere

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-12T21:01:25Z
dc.date.available2013-08-12T21:01:25Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractGender inequality-the differential access to opportunity and security for women and girls-has become an important and visible issue for the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Gender equality issues in MENA are usually approached from a social, anthropological, or political angle. But the costs of inequality are also borne at the economic level. This book seeks to advance the gender equality discussion in the region by framing the issues in terms of economic necessity. It analyzes the potential for women's greater economic contribution to the region's new development model, which is further discussed in three parallel books on trade, employment, and governance. It identifies key economic and sociopolitical impediments to women's increased labor force participation and empowerment, and it suggests a way forward in developing an agenda for change. MENA's achievements in many areas of women's well-being compare favorably with those of other regions. Indicators such as female education, fertility, and life expectancy show that MENA's progress in those areas in recent decades has been substantial. Where MENA falls considerably short is on indicators of women's economic participation and political empowerment (figure O.1). MENA's rate of female labor force participation is significantly lower than rates in the rest of the world, and it is lower than would be expected when considering the region's fertility rates, its educational levels, and the age structure of the female population.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3028623/gender-development-middle-east-north-africa-women-public-sphere
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5676-3
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5676-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15036
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMENA Development Report;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORTS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICIES
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY TRAINING
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNORMS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIALIZATION
dc.subjectSOCIETIES
dc.subjectSOCIETY
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEXTILES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING MOTHERS
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.subjectYOUTH GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN & THE ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectWOMENS EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectHEALTH ISSUES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectGIRLS EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWORKING MOTHERS
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.titleGender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa : Women in the Public Sphereen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/3028623/gender-development-middle-east-north-africa-women-public-sphere
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.guid914111468050943080
okr.guid976361468756608654
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5676-3
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20040309152953
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum3028623
okr.identifier.report28115
okr.identifier.report34963
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2004/03/09/000090341_20040309152953/Rendered/PDF/281150PAPER0Gender010Development0in0MNA.pdfen
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.geographicalNorth Africa
okr.region.geographicalMiddle East
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicCulture and Development::Anthropology
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.unitOff. of VP & Head of Network (HDNVP)
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