World Bank2017-08-142017-08-142011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27792To achieve gender equality and empower women, it is essential to invest in human development. The World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development (hereafter WDR 2012) brings the best global evidence to bear on the relationship between gender equality and development. A central theme running through the report is how investments and outcomes in human development namely health, education, social protection, and labor shape, and are shaped by, gender equality. This note is designed as a companion to the WDR 2012 and highlights some of the World Bank Group's recent experience with and impact on promoting gender equality through its work in human development. Gender equality benefits society as a whole. Greater gender equality today shapes the norms and cultures as well as the constraints and possibilities of tomorrow's men and women. A wealth of evidence demonstrates that gender equality begins a virtuous circle of higher productivity, lower poverty, and better development outcomes for generations to come.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNINGACCESS TO HEALTH CAREADOLESCENT GIRLSADVANCING GENDER EQUALITYAGEDANTENATAL CAREANTENATAL VISITSAVERAGE TOTAL FERTILITYBABIESBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC SOCIAL SERVICESBETTER REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHBIRTH ATTENDANTSBREASTFEEDINGCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH CARECHILD MORTALITYCHILD-CARECHILDREN PER WOMANCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY HEALTHCONTRACEPTIONCONTROL OVER RESOURCESCRIMECULTURAL PRACTICESDECISION MAKINGDEMAND FOR CONTRACEPTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISABILITIESDISABILITYDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESDISSEMINATIONDROPOUTDRUG USERSEARLY CHILDHOODEARTHQUAKEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATED WOMENEFFECTIVE POLICIESELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATIONEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEQUAL BASIS WITH MENEQUAL OPPORTUNITYEQUAL PARTICIPATIONEQUITABLE ACCESSESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICESFAMILIESFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESFEMALE LABOR FORCEFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFEWER CHILDRENFUTURE GENERATIONSGENDER DIFFERENTIALSGENDER DISADVANTAGESGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER GAPGENDER GAP IN EDUCATIONGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER NORMSGENDER PARITYGENDER PARITY INDEXGENDER RELATIONSGENDER ROLESGENOCIDEGIRLS IN SCHOOLHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FOR ALLHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OF WOMENHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHIVHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDSHYGIENEILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMPACT OF POLICIESINDIGENOUS PRACTICESINFANTINFANT HEALTHINTERVENTIONINVESTMENT IN CHILDRENINVESTMENTS IN EDUCATIONJOB TRAININGKNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY PLANNINGLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLAWSLEADING CAUSESLEADING CAUSES OF DEATHLEGAL STATUSLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIFE SKILLSLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOWER FERTILITYMALE PARTICIPATIONMATERNAL DEATHMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNITY LEAVEMEDICINESMIDWIFERYMIDWIVESMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMORTALITYMOTHERNATIONAL POLICIESNEONATAL CARENUMBER OF BIRTHSNURSINGNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSOLD AGEPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPENSIONSPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY MAKERSPOPULATION GROUPSPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCIESPREGNANCYPREGNANCY COMPLICATIONSPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL CAREPREVENTIVE HEALTH CAREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUALITYPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF HEALTH CAREQUALITY OF SERVICESQUALITY SERVICESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICESRISKY BEHAVIORRURAL AREASSAFETY NETSAFETY NETSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL-AGE CHILDRENSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE QUALITYSERVICE UTILIZATIONSEX WORKERSSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONSSKILLED ATTENDANCESKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTSSKILLED WORKERSSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SERVICES FOR WOMENSTATE PLANNINGSTATUS OF WOMENTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAINING HEALTH WORKERSTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNSAFE ABORTIONSURBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVIOLENCEVITAMINSVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWORKERSYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMENYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICESPolicy NoteWorld Bank10.1596/27792