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 the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
Type: BriefReport#: 168960Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
This brief provides an overview of adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Rwanda. Adolescent SRHR is important for improving population health outcomes and for supporting human...
Type: BriefReport#: 167553Date: December 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
School health and nutrition interventions are among the most ubiquitous public health investments worldwide. The coverage of public investments in education is greatest in high income countries, however,...
Type: BriefReport#: 167547Date: December 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
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 in decision-making processes,...
Type: BriefReport#: 168947Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
While there has been some progress in the past decade in tackling gender disparities, gaps remain in several monetary and non-monetary measures of well-being. Women have been consistently disadvantaged...
Type: BriefReport#: 168957Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Ecuador has made some progress towards gender equality in the past decade, but gaps between women and men remain in several monetary and non-monetary measures of well-being. Gender gaps in human endowments...
Political representation in parliament exceeds the average for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC). The proportion of seats that women held in parliament increased from 19 percent in 2001 to 34 percent (11...
Type: BriefReport#: 168967Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Nicaragua is doing relatively better in terms of education. Women in Nicaragua are facing considerable inequalities in the labor market when compared to men. One of the main reasons for women not to look...
Type: BriefReport#: 168956Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
In 2018, International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) shareholders authorized a capital increase of 5.5 billion dollars, the largest increase in its history. The capital increase was based on a strategy...
Type: BriefReport#: 167197Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Narayanaswamy,Meera
Paraguay has made important strides towards gender equality in the last years. However, significant gaps persist in the areas of health, education, economic opportunity, and voice and agency. The labor...
Type: BriefReport#: 168954Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
The shortage of formal wage employment affects women disproportionally, especially those with low levels of education. The health insurance system in Guatemala covers a small fraction of the overall population,...
Type: BriefReport#: 168962Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Colombia has made progress towards gender equality in health and education over the past decades, but significant challenges remain in access to economic opportunities. Despite improvements in educational...
Type: BriefReport#: 168984Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
The sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) needs of adolescents are often overlooked or responses are not well tailored to adolescent needs, which vary greatly by context. Understanding this...
Type: BriefReport#: 167550Date: December 1, 2021Author:
World Bank
Costa Rica performs strongly on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) global gender gap index. It ranks 15th globally and second in Latin America and the Caribbean. The country performs especially well on the...
Type: BriefReport#: 168983Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines performs relatively well in terms of gender equality, with improvements over the last two decades in indicators spanning human endowments, economic opportunities, and voice...
Type: BriefReport#: 168950Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Panama performs poorly in terms of gender equality - despite being a high-income country, and the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has widened existing gaps, especially among the most vulnerable....
Type: BriefReport#: 168955Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Dominican Republic performs poorly in terms of gender equality; international rankings indicate that the Dominican Republic still has a long way to go in closing existing gaps between women and men. Women’s...
Type: BriefReport#: 168966Date: December 1, 2021Author:
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Galeano Servian,Diana Maria
Deep economic crises, the global financial crisis and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have put some strains on, and rekindled an older debate about the costs and benefits of central bank Independence....
Type: BriefReport#: 166524Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende
This migration and development brief provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances. It highlights developments related to migration-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators...
Type: BriefReport#: 193024Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Ratha, Dilip ;
Kim, Eung Ju ;
Plaza, Sonia ;
Seshan, Ganesh Kumar ;
Riordan, Elliott J ;
Chandra, Vandana
Deep economic crises - the global financial crisis and the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic - have put some strains on and rekindled an older debate about the costs and benefits of central...
Type: BriefReport#: 166500Date: November 30, 2021Author:
Bandaogo,Mahama Abdel Samir Sidbewende
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