This report provides an up-to-date,
holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against
the broader perspective of general development outcomes
while taking...
Type: ReportReport#: 165571Date: June 15, 2022Author:
Constant,Samantha M. ;
Lundvall,Jonna Maria ;
Elzir,Angela ;
Weeks, Rachel Dore
This paper examines the impact of return
migration from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf on the transfer of
gender norms to the Indian state of Kerala. Migration to
countries...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9966Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Joseph,George ;
Wang,Qiao ;
Chellaraj,Gnanaraj ;
Tas,Emcet Oktay ;
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Javaid,Syed Usman ;
Rajan,Irudaya
This brief examines two successful
gender equality reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo
: the introduction of the Law on Parity in 2015 and an
amendment to the...
Type: BriefReport#: 169422Date: March 14, 2022Author:
Braunmiller,Julia Constanze ;
Dry,Marie Jeanne Charlotte
After the 1919–1922 Greco-Turkish
conflict, 1.2 million Greek Orthodox were forcibly displaced
from Turkey to Greece, increasing the host population by 20
percent within...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9912Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Murard,Elie
The paper examines the patterns of
economic integration of refugees in Switzerland, a country
with a long tradition of hosting refugees, a top-receiving
host in Europe,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9914Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Müller,Tobias ;
Pannatier,Pia ;
Viarengo,Martina Giorgia
In 2015, Germany welcomed close to one
million asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Afghanistan,
the Western Balkans and elsewhere. Although the country was
often...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9913Date: January 26, 2022Author:
Albarosa,Emanuele ;
Elsner,Benjamin
The January research newsletter features
the topic "Taxation and Technology: Case Studies in
E-Government." This newsletter's featured research
utilizes experiments...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 167961Date: January 1, 2022
In 2012 the World Bank Group (WBG)
established the umbrella facility for gender equality
(UFGE), a multi-donor trust fund dedicated to advancing
gender equality and...
Argentina’s progress towards gender
equality remains imbalanced: women have advantage in human
endowment, but still lag in economic participation and voice
and agency....
Type: BriefReport#: 168989Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
St. Kitts has made progress in terms of
health outcomes over the past decades. Domestic violence is
the most common form of gender-based violence which
predominantly...
Type: BriefReport#: 168952Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
While recent data to assess Guyana’s
performance on achieving gender equality is scarce, the
existing evidence highlights key shortcomings across all
dimensions, with...
Type: BriefReport#: 168961Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Jamaica has made significant strides
towards gender equality in the last two decades. Despite
improvements in educational attainment, Jamaican women do
not have the...
Type: BriefReport#: 168958Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
When looking at human endowments,
Honduras has a mixed performance in women’s health outcomes
and a poor performance in education. Gender gaps in labor
market outcomes...
Type: BriefReport#: 168959Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Trinidad and Tobago have made terms of
health outcomes over the past two decades. A recent gender
analysis conducted by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago
and United...
Type: BriefReport#: 168948Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Grenada has made important progress
towards gender equality over the past two decades in
different aspects. However, the Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic...
Type: BriefReport#: 168963Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Haiti’s progress towards gender equality
has been limited over the past two decades. Many of the
indicators show signs of deterioration, which can be
exacerbated by...
Type: BriefReport#: 168960Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
While Saint Lucia shows a strong
performance in equality of economic opportunities, more
needs to be done to strengthen women’s voice and agency and
some disparities...
Type: BriefReport#: 168951Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Peru has made significant progress in
advancing gender equality over the past two decades,
particularly in access to education and health,
outperforming many Latin American...
Type: BriefReport#: 168953Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Bolivia has made significant strides
towards gender equality especially in terms of education and
political representation. Despite these efforts and advances
towards...
Type: BriefReport#: 168987Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Despite significant improvements towards
gender equality in human capital outcomes over the past few
decades, the persistence of disparities in terms of
women's participation...
Type: BriefReport#: 168947Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
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