Publication: Belarus : Country Gender Profile
Date
2014-03-03
ISSN
Published
2014-03-03
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Belarus demonstrated strong economic
growth 2000-2008 and this translated into fast poverty
reduction. Belarus invested a lot in the human capital of
its population both in men and women. This assessment
identifies and describes main gender disparities in Belarus
in agency, education, health, and access to economic
opportunities. The report builds on the framework of the
World Bank's regional gender report, Europe and Central
Asia: opportunities for men and women, as well as the World
development report on gender and development. The assessment
takes a quantitative approach using a wide range of
different international data sources including World
Bank's world development indicators, the global
financial inclusion database, the life in transition survey,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(EBRD)-World Bank business environment and enterprise
performance survey as well as local household living
standards survey. The report is organized as follows:
section one discusses agency and describes factors which may
shape the process how men and women use their endowments and
utilize economic opportunities to achieve desired outcomes.
The second section analyzes gender disparities in
endowments, such as health and education. The third section
focuses on gender gaps in the labor market, entrepreneurship
and earnings, access to finance and poverty. The fourth
section presents conclusions and policy recommendations.
Citation
“World Bank. 2014. Belarus : Country Gender Profile. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18249 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”