The Role Of Men for Gender Equality

The Role Of Men for Gender Equality

Gender as an interdisciplinary concept refers to women and men, the relations between them, and the institutions that govern these relationships. However, most of the literature on gender focuses on women and girls and the factors that affect their socioeconomic outcomes. For a long time, a commitme...

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Main Author: Farré, Lídia
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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World Development Report 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9237
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spelling okr-10986-92372021-04-23T14:02:44Z The Role Of Men for Gender Equality Farré, Lídia World Development Report 2012 Gender as an interdisciplinary concept refers to women and men, the relations between them, and the institutions that govern these relationships. However, most of the literature on gender focuses on women and girls and the factors that affect their socioeconomic outcomes. For a long time, a commitment to promoting gender equality in economic outcomes, as in other areas of social development and human rights, has emphasized women's empowerment. There is evidence that expanding woman's opportunities - in particular health, education, earnings, rights, and political participation - drives down gender inequality and accelerates development. In developed countries women are also considered to be responsible of the reduction in economic gender disparities. Despite important advances towards equality, differences in the socioeconomic outcomes of men and women still persist both in the developing and developed world. Recently, policy makers and social scientists have begun to emphasize the role and responsibility of men and boys in promoting gender equality. 2012-06-26T15:42:39Z 2012-06-26T15:42:39Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9237 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Europe and Central Asia Middle East and North Africa Latin America & Caribbean East Asia and Pacific South Asia
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The Role Of Men for Gender Equality
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description Gender as an interdisciplinary concept refers to women and men, the relations between them, and the institutions that govern these relationships. However, most of the literature on gender focuses on women and girls and the factors that affect their socioeconomic outcomes. For a long time, a commitment to promoting gender equality in economic outcomes, as in other areas of social development and human rights, has emphasized women's empowerment. There is evidence that expanding woman's opportunities - in particular health, education, earnings, rights, and political participation - drives down gender inequality and accelerates development. In developed countries women are also considered to be responsible of the reduction in economic gender disparities. Despite important advances towards equality, differences in the socioeconomic outcomes of men and women still persist both in the developing and developed world. Recently, policy makers and social scientists have begun to emphasize the role and responsibility of men and boys in promoting gender equality.
author Farré, Lídia
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title_full The Role Of Men for Gender Equality
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