Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : women in the public sphere |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (221 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.42/0956 |
Collana | Orientations in development |
Soggetto topico |
Women in development - Middle East
Women in development - Africa, North Sex role - Middle East Sex role - Africa, North Sex discrimination against women - Middle East Sex discrimination against women - Africa, North |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08434-0
9786610084340 1-4175-0060-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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 ...
... 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 Completion 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 3. 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 ... ... 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 Traditional Norms That Affect Labor Market Behavior |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455821503321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
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Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : : women in the public sphere |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2004] |
Descrizione fisica | xx, 198 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Disciplina | 305.42/0956 |
Collana | MENA development report |
Soggetto topico |
Women in development - Middle East
Women in development - Africa, North Sex role - Middle East Sex role - Africa, North Sex discrimination against women - Middle East Sex discrimination against women - Africa, North |
ISBN |
1-280-08434-0
9786610084340 1-4175-0060-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 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 ...
... 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 Completion 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 3. 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 ... ... 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 Traditional Norms That Affect Labor Market Behavior |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780201503321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2004] | ||
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Modernizing Women : Gender and Social Change in the Middle East |
Autore | Moghadam Valentine M |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, CO : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 pages) |
Disciplina | 305.42/0956 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62637-058-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Modernizing Women |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511632203321 |
Moghadam Valentine M
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Boulder, CO : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 | ||
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Women and power in the Middle East [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Suad Joseph and Susan Slyomovics |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 305.42/0956 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JosephSuad
SlyomovicsSusan |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Political activity - Middle East
Women - Middle East - History Women - Middle East - Social conditions Feminism - Middle East |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-89730-X
0-8122-0690-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Overviews -- pt. II. Country case studies, west to east. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463663803321 |
Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2001 | ||
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Women and power in the Middle East [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Suad Joseph and Susan Slyomovics |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 305.42/0956 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
JosephSuad
SlyomovicsSusan |
Soggetto topico |
Women - Political activity - Middle East
Women - Middle East - History Women - Middle East - Social conditions Feminism - Middle East |
Soggetto non controllato |
African Studies
Anthropology Asian Studies Folklore Gender Studies Linguistics Middle Eastern Studies Political Science Public Policy Women's Studies |
ISBN |
1-283-89730-X
0-8122-0690-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Overviews -- pt. II. Country case studies, west to east. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788514503321 |
Philadelphia, Pa., : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2001 | ||
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