Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women

Europe and Central Asia have suffered a setback in economic growth because of the recent global crisis, which revealed fundamental structural weaknesses previously hidden by the prosperity before the crisis. The major weaknesses are the large savin...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Poverty Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ABORTION
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO JOBS
ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
ADULT MEN
ADULT MORTALITY
ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALCOHOLISM
BABY
CANCER
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CAUSES OF DEATH
CHANGES IN FERTILITY
CHILD CARE
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD-CARE
CHILDBIRTH
CITIZENS
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHERS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES
DRUG ABUSE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
ELDERLY
ELDERLY PEOPLE
ELDERLY PERSONS
ELDERLY POPULATION
ELDERLY WOMEN
EMERGENCY CARE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUAL TREATMENT
EQUAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY POLICIES
FAMILY WORK
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY
FEMALE MORTALITY
FEMALE POPULATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
FEWER CHILDREN
FIRST BIRTH
FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GENDER GAP IN PRIMARY
GENDER GAPS
GENDER GAPS IN LITERACY
GENDER IMBALANCE
GENDER IMBALANCES
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER NEUTRAL
GENDER PARITY
GENDER PERSPECTIVE
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROWING HEALTH CRISIS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIGH DEATH RATES
HOUSEHOLD CHORES
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILL HEALTH
ILLITERACY
INEQUALITY
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LARGE FAMILIES
LEVELS OF MORTALITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE SPANS
LIFELONG LEARNING
LIFESTYLES
LITERACY RATES
LIVE BIRTHS
LONGER LIFE
LOW FERTILITY
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALE MORTALITY
MALE PARTICIPATION
MARKET ECONOMY
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
MATERNITY LEAVE
MIGRATION
MINORITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL SECURITY
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF DEATHS
NUMBER OF PERSONS
NUMBER OF WOMEN
OLD AGE
OLDER WOMEN
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
PARENTAL LEAVE
PENSIONS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLICY RESPONSE
POOR GIRLS
POOR HEALTH
POPULATION EXPLOSION
POPULATION PROFILES
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPHERE
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
RELIANCE ON ABORTION
REMITTANCES
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE NEEDS
RESPECT
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCHOOL LEVELS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SEX
SEX RATIO
SEX RATIOS
SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
SUBSISTENCE FARMING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY LEVEL
TERTIARY LEVELS
TRAINING WOMEN
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNITED NATIONS
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WAGE GAP
WOMAN
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
WORKING POPULATION
WORKING WOMEN
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG POPULATIONS
spellingShingle ABORTION
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO JOBS
ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
ADULT MEN
ADULT MORTALITY
ALCOHOL ABUSE
ALCOHOLISM
BABY
CANCER
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CAUSES OF DEATH
CHANGES IN FERTILITY
CHILD CARE
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD-CARE
CHILDBIRTH
CITIZENS
DECLINE IN FERTILITY
DEMOGRAPHERS
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES
DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES
DEVELOPMENT PLANS
DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
DISEASES
DRUG ABUSE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
EDUCATED WOMEN
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
ELDERLY
ELDERLY PEOPLE
ELDERLY PERSONS
ELDERLY POPULATION
ELDERLY WOMEN
EMERGENCY CARE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EQUAL TREATMENT
EQUAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN
FAMILY MEMBERS
FAMILY POLICIES
FAMILY WORK
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY
FEMALE MORTALITY
FEMALE POPULATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY RATE
FERTILITY RATES
FEWER CHILDREN
FIRST BIRTH
FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER BIAS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GENDER GAP IN PRIMARY
GENDER GAPS
GENDER GAPS IN LITERACY
GENDER IMBALANCE
GENDER IMBALANCES
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER NEUTRAL
GENDER PARITY
GENDER PERSPECTIVE
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL INCOME
GROWING HEALTH CRISIS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEM
HIGH DEATH RATES
HOUSEHOLD CHORES
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
ILL HEALTH
ILLITERACY
INEQUALITY
INFANT
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LARGE FAMILIES
LEVELS OF MORTALITY
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFE SPANS
LIFELONG LEARNING
LIFESTYLES
LITERACY RATES
LIVE BIRTHS
LONGER LIFE
LOW FERTILITY
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MALE MORTALITY
MALE PARTICIPATION
MARKET ECONOMY
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
MATERNITY LEAVE
MIGRATION
MINORITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATE
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL SECURITY
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF DEATHS
NUMBER OF PERSONS
NUMBER OF WOMEN
OLD AGE
OLDER WOMEN
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
PARENTAL LEAVE
PENSIONS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
POLICY MAKERS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLICY RESPONSE
POOR GIRLS
POOR HEALTH
POPULATION EXPLOSION
POPULATION PROFILES
PREGNANCY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRODUCTIVITY
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPHERE
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
RELIANCE ON ABORTION
REMITTANCES
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
RESOURCE NEEDS
RESPECT
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SCHOOL LEVELS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SEX
SEX RATIO
SEX RATIOS
SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
SUBSISTENCE FARMING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TERTIARY LEVEL
TERTIARY LEVELS
TRAINING WOMEN
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNITED NATIONS
VIOLENCE
VULNERABILITY
WAGE GAP
WOMAN
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
WORK EXPERIENCE
WORK FORCE
WORKING POPULATION
WORKING WOMEN
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
YOUNG ADULTS
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG POPULATIONS
World Bank
Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Central Asia
description Europe and Central Asia have suffered a setback in economic growth because of the recent global crisis, which revealed fundamental structural weaknesses previously hidden by the prosperity before the crisis. The major weaknesses are the large savings deficits, the lagging reforms in the social sectors, and the deterioration in competitiveness. Policies can address these weaknesses by taking into account the role of the behavior of firms, public spending on health and education, the consequences of demographic pressures, particularly on pension systems, and the bottlenecks created by skilled labor force shortages. This report reviews the performance of women and men during the past decade in three spheres: human capital, labor markets, and entrepreneurship. Similar to World Development Report 2012 (World Bank 2011a), it looks at the dimensions of endowments and economic opportunities. However, it does not cover issues related to agency, that is, the ability of actors to make independent choices and exercise control over their own actions. The data are analyzed to determine whether women and men are performing well compared with each other, but also how they fare in a global context. The analysis is primarily quantitative and mines various data sets. This is strength of the report because a quantitative analysis can add value by providing some measure of the degree of differences in the outcomes observed. Yet, it is a weakness as well because the outcomes are measured, but not always explained. Consequently, more work is needed in this area, especially qualitative analysis that is followed up by targeted quantitative surveys.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women
title_short Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women
title_full Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women
title_fullStr Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women
title_full_unstemmed Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women
title_sort emerging europe and central asia - opportunities for men and women
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20120208223659
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2820
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spelling okr-10986-28202021-04-23T14:02:04Z Emerging Europe and Central Asia - Opportunities for men and women World Bank ABORTION ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO JOBS ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ADULT MEN ADULT MORTALITY ALCOHOL ABUSE ALCOHOLISM BABY CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAUSES OF DEATH CHANGES IN FERTILITY CHILD CARE CHILD HEALTH CHILD-CARE CHILDBIRTH CITIZENS DECLINE IN FERTILITY DEMOGRAPHERS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DEPENDENCY RATIO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES DEVELOPMENT PLANS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DRUG ABUSE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATION SYSTEMS ELDERLY ELDERLY PEOPLE ELDERLY PERSONS ELDERLY POPULATION ELDERLY WOMEN EMERGENCY CARE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL TREATMENT EQUAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN FAMILY MEMBERS FAMILY POLICIES FAMILY WORK FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY FEMALE MORTALITY FEMALE POPULATION FERTILITY FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FEWER CHILDREN FIRST BIRTH FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION FREEDOM OF CHOICE GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION GENDER GAP IN PRIMARY GENDER GAPS GENDER GAPS IN LITERACY GENDER IMBALANCE GENDER IMBALANCES GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER ISSUES GENDER NEUTRAL GENDER PARITY GENDER PERSPECTIVE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GROWING HEALTH CRISIS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HIGH DEATH RATES HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES ILL HEALTH ILLITERACY INEQUALITY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAND OWNERSHIP LARGE FAMILIES LEVELS OF MORTALITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE SPANS LIFELONG LEARNING LIFESTYLES LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS LONGER LIFE LOW FERTILITY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALE MORTALITY MALE PARTICIPATION MARKET ECONOMY MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MATERNITY LEAVE MIGRATION MINORITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL SECURITY NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF DEATHS NUMBER OF PERSONS NUMBER OF WOMEN OLD AGE OLDER WOMEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARENTAL LEAVE PENSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESPONSE POOR GIRLS POOR HEALTH POPULATION EXPLOSION POPULATION PROFILES PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPHERE PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RELIANCE ON ABORTION REMITTANCES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESOURCE NEEDS RESPECT ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOOL LEVELS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SEX SEX RATIO SEX RATIOS SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES SOCIAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS STUDENT ASSESSMENT SUBSISTENCE FARMING TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TERTIARY LEVELS TRAINING WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNITED NATIONS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY WAGE GAP WOMAN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE WORKING POPULATION WORKING WOMEN WORKING-AGE POPULATION YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG POPULATIONS Europe and Central Asia have suffered a setback in economic growth because of the recent global crisis, which revealed fundamental structural weaknesses previously hidden by the prosperity before the crisis. The major weaknesses are the large savings deficits, the lagging reforms in the social sectors, and the deterioration in competitiveness. Policies can address these weaknesses by taking into account the role of the behavior of firms, public spending on health and education, the consequences of demographic pressures, particularly on pension systems, and the bottlenecks created by skilled labor force shortages. This report reviews the performance of women and men during the past decade in three spheres: human capital, labor markets, and entrepreneurship. Similar to World Development Report 2012 (World Bank 2011a), it looks at the dimensions of endowments and economic opportunities. However, it does not cover issues related to agency, that is, the ability of actors to make independent choices and exercise control over their own actions. The data are analyzed to determine whether women and men are performing well compared with each other, but also how they fare in a global context. The analysis is primarily quantitative and mines various data sets. This is strength of the report because a quantitative analysis can add value by providing some measure of the degree of differences in the outcomes observed. Yet, it is a weakness as well because the outcomes are measured, but not always explained. Consequently, more work is needed in this area, especially qualitative analysis that is followed up by targeted quantitative surveys. 2012-03-19T10:14:21Z 2012-03-19T10:14:21Z 2011-12-06 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20120208223659 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2820 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe Central Asia