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Gender

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Overview
Gender issues in the transition countries of Europe and Central Asia are markedly different from those in other regions of the world.  >>>

 
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Key Findings


Addressing gender inequalities not only improves a country's economic prospects but also provides equality of opportunity to women and men, which is essential for reaching the ultimate goal of development - the well being of all people. 
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Key Areas for Action



In order to develop effective measures to deal with emerging gender differences,  countries in Europe and Central Asia and their external supporters need to address the following issues: >>>

                          
  
 
 Gender Profile Gender Statistics
smArrowArmenia
smArrowAzerbaijan
smArrowGeorgia
smArrowKyrgyz Republic
smArrowMoldova
smArrowTajikistan
smArrowUzbekistan
smArrowGender Statistics for ECA Region
smArrowGlobal Forum on Gender Statistics, December 2007 
smArrowThe World Bank GenderStats 
smArrowUNECE Gender Statistics Database 
smArrowWorkshops on Gender Statistics

Related Links   


World Bank

 GenderNet
 Gender and Development
 Energy and Gender

United Nations
 
United Nations Development Programme - Gender website
 UNECE Gender Activities
 Women Watch -  UN Interagency Network on Women and Gender Equality

European Union
 EU Gender Equality

World Health Organzation
 
Gender

Organization for Economic Co-Operation
and Development (OECD)
 
OECD's Gender Equality

Karat - Regional Coalition of Women's NGOs
in CEE and CIS
 Gender Equality

What's New

Oct 04, 2009World Bank Group Private Sector Leaders Forum Announces New Measures to Improve Women’s Economic Opportunities (Press Release)
Apr 27, 2009Social Safety Nets: Lessons from rich and poor countries (Feature Story)
Mar 13, 2009Key Gender Employment Indicators (Feature Story)
  
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Country Strategies
Government Gender Action Plan in ECA Countries

Developments on Gender in ECA
International Center for Policy Studies, Ukraine - Newsletter #20, June 2008

Events
Women-Entrepreneurs in ECA Region, Brussels, October 2008
ECA Gender Workshop-January 24, 2008
Getting Gender Back on Track
Six New Gender-related Commitments of the World Bank GroupPlan
Workshop on Gender Statistics, March 2009
Gender and Economics Workshop- November 2005

In Focus
Youth at Risk
The World Bank's Strategy
Slideshow on Gender Issues
Men's Health
Falling Fertility Rates
Gender Pay Gap

Featured Reports
Gender in Transition (2002)
World Bank Research on Roma
Female Entrepreneurship in Bulgaria, 2008
Female Entrepreneurship in Croatia, 2008