Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : Progress and Remaining Challenges

Vishwanath, Tara; Krishnan, Nandini

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collection.link.189	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9420
collection.name.189	MENA Knowledge & Learning
dc.contributor.author	Vishwanath, Tara
dc.contributor.author	Krishnan, Nandini
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T13:28:16Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T13:28:16Z
dc.date.issued	2011-03
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:52Z
dc.description.abstract	The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has made impressive strides in reducing gender gaps in human development. The ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is 0.96, women in the region are more likely than men to attend university, maternal mortality is around 200 deaths per 100,000 live births (compared to a world average of 400 deaths), and fertility rates have decreased in the past decade. Although gender gaps in school completion rates still exist in some MENA countries, most countries are well on their way to achieving gender parity in key human development indicators.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14281759/gender-middle-east-north-africa-progress-remaining-challenges
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10896
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 36
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subject	BIRTHS
dc.subject	DEATHS
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	DISADVANTAGED WOMEN
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subject	FEMALE
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	GENDER
dc.subject	GENDER ACTION
dc.subject	GENDER ANALYSES
dc.subject	GENDER ANALYSIS
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER FOCUS
dc.subject	GENDER GAPS
dc.subject	GENDER INDICATORS
dc.subject	GENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subject	GENDER ISSUES
dc.subject	GENDER MAINSTREAMING
dc.subject	GENDER PARITY
dc.subject	GENDER POLICY
dc.subject	GIRLS
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LEARNING ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	WDR
dc.subject	WILL
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.title	Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : Progress and Remaining Challenges	en
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Gender
okr.date.disclosure	2011-06-02
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/03/14281759/gender-middle-east-north-africa-progress-remaining-challenges
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Education
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000333037_20110602012355
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	14281759
okr.identifier.report	62244
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/06/02/000333037_20110602012355/Rendered/PDF/622440BRI0Gend0Box0361475B00PUBLIC0.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic	Education :: Educational Sciences
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Law
okr.topic	Housing and Human Habitats
okr.topic	Gender :: Gender and Health
okr.topic	Communities and Human Settlements
okr.unit	PREM (MNSPR)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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