Publication: Gender Gaps in Peru: An Overview
Date
2018-12-31
ISSN
Published
2018-12-31
Author(s)
Muller, Miriam
Paz, Carmen de
Abstract
Closing the existing gender gaps will be
required to boost shared prosperity and maximize poverty
reduction efforts in Peru over the coming years. Gender
inequities are not only unfair from an ethical and social
perspective, but also economically inefficient. Greater
gender equality can raise overall productivity, improve
development outcomes, especially of the next generation, and
lead to more representative decision making. This review of
gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the
country, and to identify potential policy recommendations
that could help closing them in the coming years. Chapter 1
covers the legal and institutional framework and the issue
of the agency of women; Chapter 2 provides an overview the
situation with regards to the main endowments of health and
education; and Chapter 3 deals with the existing gender gaps
in economic opportunity.
Citation
“Muller, Miriam; Paz, Carmen de. 2018. Gender Gaps in Peru; Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/31820 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”