LEADER 05290oam 22007815 450 001 9910780201503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-08434-0 010 $a9786610084340 010 $a1-4175-0060-3 024 7 $a10.1596/0-8213-5676-3 035 $a(CKB)111087027997114 035 $a(EBL)3050660 035 $a(OCoLC)54752182 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333525 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11259064 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333525 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10357690 035 $a(PQKB)11556468 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050660 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050660 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10051561 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL8434 035 $a(The World Bank)2004040704 035 $a(US-djbf)13451294 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087027997114 100 $a20040107d2004 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aGender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : $ewomen in the public sphere 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d[2004] 210 4$dcopyright 2004. 215 $axx, 198 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm. +$e1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) 225 0 $aMENA development report 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-5676-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-191) and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Glossary of Terms; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; The Gender Paradox; The Costs of Low Participation of Women in the Economy and the Political Sphere Are High ...; ... But the Benefits of Enhanced Participation of Women Are Positive; Factors That Have Empowered Women in Other Parts of the World Have Been Less Effective in MENA; Achievements in Women's Education and Health ...; ... Are Not Matched by Gains in Women's Participation in the Labor Force; What Has Slowed Women's Entry into the Labor Force?; Even If Demand Factors Play a Role ... 327 $a... Standard Labor Market Discrimination Does Not Explain Low Participation ...... But the Combination of Social and Economic Factors Does; A New Agenda about Gender; What Needs to Be Done ...; ... And Who Needs to Do It; 1. Why Does Gender Inequality Matter in MENA?; A Historical Perspective on Gender Equality in MENA; Outline of the Report; Notes; 2. Closing the Gender Gap in Education and Health; Increasing the Achievements in Women's Education; Dramatic Increase in Years of Schooling and Literacy; Progress in Reducing Gender Gaps in School Enrollment 327 $aCompletion Rates That Reflect Continued Discouragement for GirlsEducating Women for Empowerment; Greater Emphasis Needed to Create Demand for Schooling; Enrollment of Girls from Remote and Poor Families; Making Progress in Health and Fertility; Life Expectancy That Has Increased; Infant and Maternal Mortality Rates That Have Fallen; Fertility That Has Fallen Dramatically; Challenging the Health Sector: Social Health and Second-Generation Issues; Reduction in Early Pregnancies; Increase in Reproductive Health Knowledge; Improvement in Women's Access to Health Services; Notes 327 $a3. Women in the EconomyWomen's Participation in Economic Activity Has Increased at an Accelerating Rate ...; ... But Participation of Women in the Labor Force Remains Low; Economic Impact of Low Participation by Women in the Labor Force; The Burden of High Economic Dependency; Forgone Return on Investments in Girls' Education; High Costs for Households Headed by Women; The Costs of Low Female Participation Compared with Family and National Income; Unemployment and Female Participation in the Labor Force; Women Face Higher Unemployment than Men Do ... 327 $a... But Higher Female Labor Force Participation Is Not Associated with Higher UnemploymentMixed Effect on Female Employment from Old Patterns of Growth; Women Have Tended to Work More in the Public Sector; Women and Men Are in Informal and Unregulated Categories of Work; Women Remain in Agriculture Longer than Men Do; The Challenge of Inclusion in the Private Sector; Appendix: Labor Force Participation Rates That Very with the Data Source; Notes; 4. Constraints on Women's Work; The Traditional Gender Paradigm in MENA; Key Elements of the Traditional Gender Paradigm 327 $aTraditional Norms That Affect Labor Market Behavior 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aWomen in development$zMiddle East 606 $aWomen in development$zAfrica, North 606 $aSex role$zMiddle East 606 $aSex role$zAfrica, North 606 $aSex discrimination against women$zMiddle East 606 $aSex discrimination against women$zAfrica, North 615 0$aWomen in development 615 0$aWomen in development 615 0$aSex role 615 0$aSex role 615 0$aSex discrimination against women 615 0$aSex discrimination against women 676 $a305.42/0956 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780201503321 996 $aGender and development in the Middle East and North Africa$91242987 997 $aUNINA