A Gender (R)evolution in the Making? Expanding Women's Economic Opportunities in Central America : A Decade in Review

A Gender Revolution in the Making was produced by the World Bank as a special report on the dichotomy of the economic participation of women in Central America from 1997-2007. Central America made considerable progress during 1997-2006: stronger ec...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Poverty Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGE DISTRIBUTION AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION APPAREL INDUSTRY AVERAGE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AVERAGE WAGE CHILD CARE CHILD REARING DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DIVORCE DOMESTIC WORKERS DRIVERS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY MOTHERHOOD EARNING EARNINGS INEQUALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC RIGHTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES ENROLMENT RATES ENTRY COSTS EXPECTED WAGES EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY FORMATION FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES FAMILY STRUCTURE FAMILY STRUCTURES FEMALE EMPLOYEES FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE ENROLLMENT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE WORKER FEMALE WORKERS FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY FERTILITY RATES FIRM SIZE FIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FORMAL EDUCATION FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER NORMS GENDER ROLES GENDER SEGREGATION GENDER UNIT GENDER WAGE GAPS GIRLS HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURES HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMAL SECTORS INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB CREATION JOB PLACEMENT JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES JOB SKILLS JOBS LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS LABOR MARKET DEMAND LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL FIRM LOW-SKILL INDUSTRY LOWER FERTILITY MALE COUNTERPARTS MALE PARTICIPATION MALE WORKERS MANDATES MARITAL STATUS MARRIED WOMEN MIGRANTS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MINIMUM WAGE MOTHER NUMBER OF WORKERS NURSES OCCUPATION OCCUPATIONS PARLIAMENTARY SEATS PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PEACE POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESPONSE POOR WOMEN POST-PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT POST-PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT RATES PRESENT EVIDENCE PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS PRODUCTIVE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM COMPLETION PROGRAM DESIGN PROGRESS PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RATE OF GROWTH RATES OF GROWTH REAL WAGES REMITTANCES REPRODUCTIVE ROLES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESPECT RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS RURAL WOMEN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLING SERVICE SECTOR SEX SHORT-TERM TRAINING SINGLE MOTHERS SINGLE WOMEN SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS SOCIAL EQUALITY SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL WORKERS SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS SUPPORT SERVICES TECHNICAL TRAINING TEENAGE PREGNANCY TOTAL LABOR FORCE TRAINING COSTS TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING MODALITY TRAINING PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL CARE UNIVERSAL EDUCATION UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS URBAN AREAS URBAN WOMEN URBANIZATION VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE DIFFERENCES WAGE EARNER WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE GAP WAGE PREMIUM WOMAN WOMEN WITH CHILDREN WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH PARTICIPATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16275244/gender-revolution-making http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12468

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12468

A Gender (R)evolution in the Making? Expanding Women's Economic Opportunities in Central America : A Decade in Review

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