Voice and Agency : Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/5993
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Stand alone books
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Klugman, Jeni
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Hanmer, Lucia
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Twigg, Sarah
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Hasan, Tazeen
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McCleary-Sills, Jennifer
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Santamaria, Julieth
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2014-07-28T22:22:00Z
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2014-07-28T22:22:00Z
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2014
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2017-12-14T04:28:28Z
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The 2012 World Development Report recognized that
expanding women's agency - their ability to make
decisions and take advantage of opportunities is key to
improving their lives as well as the world. This report
represents a major advance in global knowledge on this
critical front. The vast data and thousands of surveys
distilled in this report cast important light on the nature
of constraints women and girls continue to face globally.
This report identifies promising opportunities and entry
points for lasting transformation, such as interventions
that reach across sectors and include life-skills training,
sexual and reproductive health education, conditional cash
transfers, and mentoring. It finds that addressing what the
World Health Organization has identified as an epidemic of
violence against women means sharply scaling up engagement
with men and boys. The report also underlines the vital role
information and communication technologies can play in
amplifying women's voices, expanding their economic and
learning opportunities, and broadening their views and
aspirations. The World Bank Group's twin goals of
ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity demand
no less than the full and equal participation of women and
men, girls and boys, around the world.
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19543702/voice-agency-empowering-women-girls-shared-prosperity
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978-1-4648-0359-8
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19036
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English
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en_US
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Washington, DC: World Bank Group
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CC BY 3.0 IGO
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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ACCESS TO JUSTICE
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ACCESS TO NETWORKS
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ACT OF VIOLENCE
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ADOLESCENT GIRLS
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ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
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ADOLESCENTS
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ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY
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ANTENATAL CARE
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BABIES
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BARRIERS TO WOMEN
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BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS
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BASIS OF SEX
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BEATING
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BENEFITS FOR WOMEN
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BIRTH CONTROL
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BREAST-FEEDING
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
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CHILD CARE
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CHILD HEALTH
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CHILD MARRIAGE
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COMMISSION OF WOMEN
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CONDOM
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CONTRACEPTION
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CONTROL OVER RESOURCES
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CULTURAL CHANGE
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CUSTOMARY PRACTICES
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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DISCRIMINATION
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
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DISCRIMINATORY LAWS
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DISSEMINATION
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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EARLY MARRIAGE
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EARLY SEXUAL ACTIVITY
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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
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EDUCATED MOTHERS
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EDUCATED WOMEN
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EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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EFFECTS OF GENDER
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EMERGENCIES
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EMPOWERING WOMEN
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EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
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ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
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ENHANCING WOMEN
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EPIDEMIC
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EQUAL PARTICIPATION
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EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
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EQUAL RELATIONSHIPS
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EQUAL RIGHTS
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EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
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EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
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ETHNIC GROUP
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EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
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FAMILY MEMBERS
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FAMILY PLANNING
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FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION
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FEMALE CHILDREN
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FEMININITY
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FERTILITY
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FEWER CHILDREN
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FEWER WOMEN
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FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
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FORMS OF GENDER
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FREEDOM OF CHOICE
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FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
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FUTURE GENERATIONS
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GENDER DIFFERENCES
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GENDER EQUALITY
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GENDER GAP
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GENDER GAPS
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GENDER ISSUES
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GENDER NORMS
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GENDER PARITY
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GENDER ROLES
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GENDER STATISTICS
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GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
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HEALTH PROBLEMS
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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HUSBANDS
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INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
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INEQUALITY
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INFORMATION SYSTEM
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
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INHERITANCE
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INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION
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INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
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IUD
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LACK OF AWARENESS
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LAND OWNERSHIP
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LEGAL STATUS
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LEVEL OF EDUCATION
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LIFE EXPECTANCY
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LIFE SKILLS
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LIVING STANDARDS
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LOWER FERTILITY
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MARITAL RAPE
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MARITAL STATUS
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MARRIAGES
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MARRIED WOMEN
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MASCULINITY
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MATERNAL HEALTH
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MEDICAL CARE
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MENTAL HEALTH
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MIGRATION
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MIGRATION POLICY
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MINORITY
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MORTALITY
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MOTHER
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MUTUAL RESPECT
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NATIONAL LAWS
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NATIONAL LEVEL
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NUMBER OF WOMEN
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NUTRITION
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OLD AGE
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
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OWNERSHIP OF LAND
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PARLIAMENTARY SEATS
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PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
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PEACE
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PERSISTENT GAPS
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PHYSICAL HEALTH
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE
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POLICY FORMULATION
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POLICY RESEARCH
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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
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POOR FAMILIES
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POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
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POSTNATAL CARE
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PREFERENCE FOR SONS
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PREGNANCY
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PREGNANCY-RELATED CAUSES
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PRENATAL CARE
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PRIMARY EDUCATION
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PRIMARY SCHOOL
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PRIMARY SCHOOLING
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PRINCIPLES OF GENDER EQUALITY
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PRODUCTIVITY
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PROGRESS
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PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
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PUBLIC ARENA
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PUBLIC LIFE
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REFUGEE
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REFUGEE STATUS
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REFUGEES
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REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN
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REPRODUCTIVE DECISIONS
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION
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REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
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RISKY BEHAVIOR
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ROLE OF GENDER
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RURAL AREAS
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RURAL WOMEN
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SANITATION
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SECONDARY EDUCATION
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SECONDARY SCHOOL
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SECTORAL POLICIES
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SELF-CONFIDENCE
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SERVICE DELIVERY
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SERVICE PROVISION
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SEX
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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SEXUAL PARTNER
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SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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SEXUALLY ACTIVE
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SOCIAL CHANGE
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SOCIAL DIMENSION
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SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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SOCIAL MOBILITY
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SOCIAL NORMS
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SOCIAL STATUS
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SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN
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SOCIAL SUPPORT
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SPOUSES
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SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
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TEEN
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TEEN PREGNANCY
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UNEQUAL POWER
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UNFPA
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UNICEF
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UNITED NATIONS
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UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
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UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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URBAN WOMEN
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USAID
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VICTIMS
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING
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WOMAN
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WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
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WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT
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WOMEN IN POLITICS
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WOMEN LEADERS
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WOMEN VICTIMS
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WORKING CONDITIONS
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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YOUNG WOMEN
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dc.title |
Voice and Agency : Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea |
Gender
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okr.date.disclosure |
2014-05-21
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okr.doctype |
Publications & Research :: Publication
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okr.doctype |
Publications & Research
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okr.docurl |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/19543702/voice-agency-empowering-women-girls-shared-prosperity
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okr.globalpractice |
Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
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okr.globalpractice |
Governance
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okr.globalpractice |
Health, Nutrition, and Population
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yes
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okr.identifier.doi |
10.1596/978-1-4648-0359-8
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum |
000442464_20140521112039
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum |
19543702
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okr.identifier.report |
88179
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okr.language.supported |
en
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/05/21/000442464_20140521112039/Rendered/PDF/881790WP0Voice00Box385212B00PUBLIC0.pdf
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okr.topic |
Gender :: Gender and Development
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okr.topic |
Culture and Development :: Anthropology
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okr.topic |
Gender :: Gender and Health
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okr.topic |
Gender :: Gender and Law
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okr.topic |
Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
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okr.unit |
Gender and Development (PRMGE)
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