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. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions. Women, business, and the …. Gender equality is important not only for fairness and equity, but also for economic efficiency and is at the center of …
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with that of other low-income countries in Africa, in terms of the socioeconomic disparities in educational access …
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achieved by 2015. The study focuses on the largest low-income countries that are furthest from the goal, home to about seventy … education. The authors use a simulation model to show how adoption of this framework, could accelerate progress in low-income …
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Without rapid and substantial improvements in education access and quality, broader poverty reduction efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa will be thwarted. This report argues that at the cusp of the 21st century, the opportunity to address the often intractable problems of education in Sub-Saharan...
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poverty. This message is intimately related to another main goal of the institution: advancing gender equality. The shared … promoting equality of opportunity. The need to integrate gender considerations into the design of SSNs (and social protection … whether SSN interventions produce results and help to improve gender equality for men and women and boys and girls, either as …
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women and men use transportation in the developing world. Four common household surveys—income and expenditure surveys …, such as mode choice, security, and travel patterns. A marginal influence on surveys to expand the data collected on gender … production of gender statistics in transportation in developing countries and the incorporation of gender differences into …
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This book constitutes one of the main outputs of the School Fee Abolition Initiative (SFAI). The initiative, launched in 2005 by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank, was designed to support countries in maintaining and accelerating progress toward universal primary...
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is to identify gender-based productivity constraints that hinder the growth of female-owned businesses. First, author … causes of gender-based differences in productivity and profitability. However, most of the differences between male and …
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The purpose of this study, educations for all has led to a significant increase in the number of students completing primary education in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It has also created tremendous demand for secondary education. This paper discusses the processes that support upward and downward...
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