World Bank2014-05-122014-05-122014-03-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18249Belarus 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONACT OF GENDERADOLESCENT FERTILITYADULT MENADULT MORTALITYADULT WOMENAGE DISTRIBUTIONAGED WOMENALCOHOL ABUSEARBITRARY DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTYBASIC EDUCATIONBENEFITS FOR WOMENBIRTH CONTROLCANCERCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCAUSES OF DEATHCHILD BIRTHCHILD CARECHILD MORTALITYCOERCIONCONDOMSCONTRACEPTIVE METHODSCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCECONTRACEPTIVESCRIME PREVENTIONDEATH RATESDECLARATION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENDEPARTMENT OF POPULATIONDISABILITYDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESDIVORCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESELDERLYELDERLY POPULATIONELDERLY WOMENELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATIONELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL REMUNERATIONEQUAL RIGHTSEQUALITY OF WOMENFAMILY RELATIONSFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDSFEMALE HEADSFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE MORTALITYFEMALE POPULATIONFEMALE STUDENTSFEMALE WORKERSFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFEWER WOMENFIRST CHILDFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONGENDERGENDER ACTIONGENDER BIASGENDER BLINDGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGENDER NEUTRALGENDER POLICYGENDER ROLESGENDER STATISTICSGENDER STEREOTYPESGENDER STUDIESGIRLSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SYSTEMSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH OF MENHEALTH SERVICESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIESHUMAN BEINGSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN TRAFFICKINGHUSBANDSILLNESSESINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTRAUTERINE DEVICESJOURNALISTSKIDSLABOR CODELABOR MARKETLACK OF INFORMATIONLEADING CAUSESLEGAL RIGHTSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOW FERTILITYLOW INFANT MORTALITYMALE MORTALITYMALE PARTICIPATIONMARITAL RAPEMARITAL STATUSMARRIED MENMASS MEDIAMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNITY BENEFITSMATERNITY LEAVEMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINOR CHILDRENMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOTHERNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL LEGISLATIONNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL PLANSNEWBORNSNUMBER OF ABORTIONSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUTRITIONOLD AGEOLDER ADULTSOLDER WOMENOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARENTAL LEAVEPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPATERNITY LEAVEPENSIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION DECLINEPOPULATION FUNDPOPULATION GROUPSPOPULATION GROWTHPREGNANT WOMENPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE LIFEPROGRESSPROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATIONPROPORTION OF WOMENPUBLIC AWARENESSPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC SERVICESRATIO OF WOMENREPRESENTATION OF WOMENREPRODUCTIVE AGEREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRISKY BEHAVIORROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASSAFE PREGNANCYSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOLINGSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELF-ESTEEMSEXSEX DISCRIMINATIONSEX TRAFFICKINGSEXUAL VIOLENCESHADOW REPORTSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL CONDITIONSSOCIAL EQUITYSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSPOUSESSTATE POLICYSTATE UNIVERSITYTERTIARY EDUCATIONTOLERANCETRAFFICKERSTUBERCULOSISUNEDUCATED WOMENUNEMPLOYMENTUNFPAUNICEFUNITED NATIONSUNMARRIED WOMENVICTIMSVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGE GAPWOMANWOMEN HEADED HOUSEHOLDSWOMEN IN MASS MEDIAWOMEN WITH CHILDRENWORKING WOMENWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG ADULTYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG MENYOUNG WOMEN10.1596/18249