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Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa [[electronic resource] ] : women in the public sphere
| 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 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : : women in the public sphere
| 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] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : women in the public sphere
| Gender and development in the Middle East and North Africa : women in the public sphere |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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-9910814241103321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East : changing selves, changing societies / / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb
| Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East : changing selves, changing societies / / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.42096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in development - Africa
Women in development - Middle East Women - Effect of technological innovations on - Africa Women - Effect of technological innovations on - Middle East Technology and women - Africa Technology and women - Middle East Information technology - Social aspects - Africa Information technology - Social aspects - Middle East Electronic books |
| ISBN |
1-78360-045-4
1-78360-042-X 1-78360-044-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agentic ICT use: the aspiration for emancipation versus the power of gender traditions -- Developing critical voice in and through safe ICT-created space -- ICT-enhanced relating and becoming: personal and social transformation -- Methodology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463672703321 |
| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East : changing selves, changing societies / / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb
| Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East : changing selves, changing societies / / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.42096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in development - Africa
Women in development - Middle East Women - Effect of technological innovations on - Africa Women - Effect of technological innovations on - Middle East Technology and women - Africa Technology and women - Middle East Information technology - Social aspects - Africa Information technology - Social aspects - Middle East Development studies |
| ISBN |
1-350-22402-2
1-78360-045-4 1-78360-042-X 1-78360-044-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agentic ICT use: the aspiration for emancipation versus the power of gender traditions -- Developing critical voice in and through safe ICT-created space -- ICT-enhanced relating and becoming: personal and social transformation -- Methodology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787947603321 |
| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East : changing selves, changing societies / / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb
| Women and ICT in Africa and the Middle East : changing selves, changing societies / / edited by Ineke Buskens and Anne Webb |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.42096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women in development - Africa
Women in development - Middle East Women - Effect of technological innovations on - Africa Women - Effect of technological innovations on - Middle East Technology and women - Africa Technology and women - Middle East Information technology - Social aspects - Africa Information technology - Social aspects - Middle East Development studies |
| ISBN |
1-350-22402-2
1-78360-045-4 1-78360-042-X 1-78360-044-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Agentic ICT use: the aspiration for emancipation versus the power of gender traditions -- Developing critical voice in and through safe ICT-created space -- ICT-enhanced relating and becoming: personal and social transformation -- Methodology. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821956203321 |
| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
