Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview

Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview

Closing the existing gender gaps will be required to boost shared prosperity and maximize poverty reduction efforts in Peru over the coming years. Gender inequities are not only unfair from an ethical and social perspective, but also economically i...

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Main Authors: Muller, Miriam, Paz, Carmen de
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
GENDER GAP
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
AGENCY
GENDER EQUALITY
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SOCIAL NORMS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FERTILITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY
TEEN PREGNANCY
LITERACY
DROPOUT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/256681558607242941/Gender-Gaps-in-Peru-An-Overview
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31820
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spelling okr-10986-318202021-05-25T09:24:32Z Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview Muller, Miriam Paz, Carmen de GENDER GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AGENCY GENDER EQUALITY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SOCIAL NORMS LEGAL FRAMEWORK FERTILITY MATERNAL MORTALITY TEEN PREGNANCY LITERACY DROPOUT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS ACCESS TO FINANCE Closing the existing gender gaps will be required to boost shared prosperity and maximize poverty reduction efforts in Peru over the coming years. Gender inequities are not only unfair from an ethical and social perspective, but also economically inefficient. Greater gender equality can raise overall productivity, improve development outcomes, especially of the next generation, and lead to more representative decision making. This review of gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the country, and to identify potential policy recommendations that could help closing them in the coming years. Chapter 1 covers the legal and institutional framework and the issue of the agency of women; Chapter 2 provides an overview the situation with regards to the main endowments of health and education; and Chapter 3 deals with the existing gender gaps in economic opportunity. 2019-06-11T16:22:59Z 2019-06-11T16:22:59Z 2018-12-31 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/256681558607242941/Gender-Gaps-in-Peru-An-Overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31820 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Latin America & Caribbean
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topic GENDER GAP
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
AGENCY
GENDER EQUALITY
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SOCIAL NORMS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FERTILITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY
TEEN PREGNANCY
LITERACY
DROPOUT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
spellingShingle GENDER GAP
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
AGENCY
GENDER EQUALITY
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
SOCIAL NORMS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
FERTILITY
MATERNAL MORTALITY
TEEN PREGNANCY
LITERACY
DROPOUT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
ACCESS TO FINANCE
Muller, Miriam
Paz, Carmen de
Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
description Closing the existing gender gaps will be required to boost shared prosperity and maximize poverty reduction efforts in Peru over the coming years. Gender inequities are not only unfair from an ethical and social perspective, but also economically inefficient. Greater gender equality can raise overall productivity, improve development outcomes, especially of the next generation, and lead to more representative decision making. This review of gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the country, and to identify potential policy recommendations that could help closing them in the coming years. Chapter 1 covers the legal and institutional framework and the issue of the agency of women; Chapter 2 provides an overview the situation with regards to the main endowments of health and education; and Chapter 3 deals with the existing gender gaps in economic opportunity.
format Report
author Muller, Miriam
Paz, Carmen de
author_facet Muller, Miriam
Paz, Carmen de
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title Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview
title_short Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview
title_full Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview
title_fullStr Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview
title_full_unstemmed Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview
title_sort gender gaps in peru : an overview
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/256681558607242941/Gender-Gaps-in-Peru-An-Overview
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31820
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