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This section provides key Bank policy documents, other documents, and reports relating to gender issues.  >>> World Bank Publications on Gender

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 Mayra in Vientiane TimesUniversity promotes gender awareness - Dr. Saykhong Saynasin and Ms. Mayra Buvinic address the seminar on gender equality at the National University of Laos (Vientiane Times, Vientiane, June 13, 2008) (PDF 73KB)

 4 page equality for womenEquality for Women, Where Do We Stand, Spring 2008 
Brochure (
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Report in Draft (
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 women in africa coverDoing Business: Women in Africa ( PDF, 4.15MB)
A new report profiles seven women entrepreneurs, describing reasons for their success, as well as some of the legal, regulatory, and practical obstacles they faced in expanding their business efforts.
 
 gap newsletter coverGender Action Plan Newsletter (HTML) (PDF 640KB) (March 2008)
Discover more about the World Bank’s Gender Action Plan (GAP), see how it is being translated into action on the ground, and keep up to date with any GAP related news.
 
 From Whispers to VoicesFrom Whispers to Voices: Report (March, 2008)
Women in Bangladesh have won important first round victories of visibility and mobility against great odds of gender-based inequalities and discrimination.
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Chief Economist Blog: End Poverty in South Asia 
 
migration book icon The International Migration of Women (Nov 2007) 
Six new studies focusing on the nexus between gender, international migration and economic development.
 
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Changing norms about gender inequality in education : evidence from Bangladesh (Nov 2007)
Using a recent household survey for two cohorts of married women, this paper examines norms about gender equality in education for children and adults.
 LaVanguardia"Estrategiasrentables", Op-Ed onGender Equality as Smart Economics (La Vanguardia, Barcelona Aug 21, 2007) 
(PDF 130KB)

Beneficial Strategies: Investments in women's economic opportunities will stimulate Africa's development (in Spanish)
 
AfricaCompetitivenessGender, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness in Africa (2007)

PowerPoint Presentation (PDF 160KB)
Chapter 1.4 of the Africa Competitiveness Report

This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of men’s and women’s enterprises in Africa, to assess the extent to which the constraints and obstacles faced by women and men entrepreneurs may differ, and to address whether the constraints and obstacles entrepreneurs face affect the productivity and performance of men’s and women’s businesses differently.  

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The Economic Power of Women SmartEconomics, published in "Finance & Development" (July 2007)

This issue spotlights gender equality, about the progress made so far toward fulfilling the targets set out in the third Millennium Development Goal (MDG3). Not only is MDG3 a vital development objective but it is also key to achieving several of the other MDGs.
World                     Bank Reserach Observer CoverAddressing Gender-Based Violence: A Critical Review of Interventions (Spring 2007) The World Bank Research Observer

This article highlights the progress in building a knowledge base on effective ways to increase access to justice for womenwho have experienced gender-based violence, offer quality services

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Development Outreach

Development OUTREACH is a flagship magazine in the field of global knowledge for development which reflects the learning programs of the World Bank and presents a range of viewpoints by renowned authors and specialists worldwide. The magazine is designed to occupy a middle ground between the scholarly journal and the general interest magazine.

 

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