World Development Report 2012 : Gender Equality and Development
The main message of this year's World development report: gender equality and development is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy making. They matter because gender...
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okr-10986-43912021-04-23T14:02:17Z World Development Report 2012 : Gender Equality and Development World Bank economic growth economic opportunities employment rates information and communication technology intergenerational mobility life expectancy poverty reduction primary education productivity social norms trade women's empowerment gedner equality The main message of this year's World development report: gender equality and development is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy making. They matter because gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. But greater gender equality is also smart economics, enhancing productivity and improving other development outcomes, including prospects for the next generation and for the quality of societal policies and institutions. Economic development is not enough to shrink all gender disparities-corrective policies that focus on persisting gender gaps are essential. This report points to four priority areas for policy going forward. First, reducing gender gaps in human capital-specifically those that address female mortality and education. Second, closing gender gaps in access to economic opportunities, earnings, and productivity. Third, shrinking gender differences in voice and agency within society. Fourth, limiting the reproduction of gender inequality across generations. These are all areas where higher incomes by themselves do little to reduce gender gaps, but focused policies can have a real impact. Gender equality is at the heart of development. It's the right development objective, and it's smart economic policy. The World development report 2012 can help both countries and international partners think through and integrate a focus on gender equality into development policy making and programming. 2012-03-19T19:17:13Z 2012-03-19T19:17:13Z 2012 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20110928014913 978-0-8213-8810-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4391 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research |
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The main message of this year's
World development report: gender equality and development is
that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender
equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy
making. They matter because gender equality is a core
development objective in its own right. But greater gender
equality is also smart economics, enhancing productivity and
improving other development outcomes, including prospects
for the next generation and for the quality of societal
policies and institutions. Economic development is not
enough to shrink all gender disparities-corrective policies
that focus on persisting gender gaps are essential. This
report points to four priority areas for policy going
forward. First, reducing gender gaps in human
capital-specifically those that address female mortality and
education. Second, closing gender gaps in access to economic
opportunities, earnings, and productivity. Third, shrinking
gender differences in voice and agency within society.
Fourth, limiting the reproduction of gender inequality
across generations. These are all areas where higher incomes
by themselves do little to reduce gender gaps, but focused
policies can have a real impact. Gender equality is at the
heart of development. It's the right development
objective, and it's smart economic policy. The World
development report 2012 can help both countries and
international partners think through and integrate a focus
on gender equality into development policy making and programming. |
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