Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing a time of momentous change. Some countries are in the midst of a profound political, economic, and demographic transition, others are striving to emerge from protracted conflict, yet ot...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Women in Development and Gender Study
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17953047/regional-gender-action-plan-middle-east-north-africa-region
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spelling okr-10986-160712021-04-23T14:03:22Z Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16 World Bank ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS AGRICULTURE ALIMONY CLINICS COMPANION COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISADVANTAGED WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMICS EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATION SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EQUITABLE ACCESS EXTENSION FAMILIES FEED FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALES GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER ASSESSMENTS GENDER CONSIDERATIONS GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER FOCAL POINT GENDER FOCAL POINTS GENDER GAPS GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER NORMS GENDER TRAINING GUARDIANSHIP HOME HOUSEHOLD BUDGET IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS INCLUSION INCOMES INEQUALITY INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTEGRATION INTEGRATION OF GENDER INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEGAL AID LITERACY LIVELIHOODS MAINSTREAM MARITAL PROPERTY MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILITY NGOS NUTRITION OCCUPATIONS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PERSONAL STATUS POOR WOMEN PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC ACCESS RIGHTS FOR WOMEN ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFETY SCHOOLS SEX SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIETY STATUS OF WOMEN TECHNICAL SUPPORT TOT UNIVERSITIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT WDR WILL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN BUSINESS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing a time of momentous change. Some countries are in the midst of a profound political, economic, and demographic transition, others are striving to emerge from protracted conflict, yet others are experiencing internal tensions and rising demands for more citizen voice. This period of change and uncertainty presents challenges and opportunities, including with regard to gender issues. Yet some governments may not prioritize gender issues, while in others there could be a regression. MENA Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) is part of the World Bank's institutional commitment to operationalize the policy priorities identified in the WDR 2012 and the regional companion to the World Development Report (WDR) 2012. The MENA Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) will require that the Bank be nimble and practical in its approach to advancing gender equality in the region. The MENA RGAP provides a two-pronged approach to supporting MENA countries in advancing gender equality: Prong 1: through country programs; and Prong 2: championing dialogue. 2013-10-03T19:14:54Z 2013-10-03T19:14:54Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17953047/regional-gender-action-plan-middle-east-north-africa-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16071 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Economic & Sector Work Africa North Africa Middle East Senegal
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topic ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
AGRICULTURE
ALIMONY
CLINICS
COMPANION
COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISADVANTAGED WOMEN
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXTENSION
FAMILIES
FEED
FEMALE
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALES
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER ANALYSIS
GENDER ASSESSMENT
GENDER ASSESSMENTS
GENDER CONSIDERATIONS
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER FOCAL POINT
GENDER FOCAL POINTS
GENDER GAPS
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
GENDER NORMS
GENDER TRAINING
GUARDIANSHIP
HOME
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
INCLUSION
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INHERITANCE
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTEGRATION
INTEGRATION OF GENDER
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL AID
LITERACY
LIVELIHOODS
MAINSTREAM
MARITAL PROPERTY
MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOBILITY
NGOS
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
PERSONAL STATUS
POOR WOMEN
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC ACCESS
RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY
SCHOOLS
SEX
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIETY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TOT
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WDR
WILL
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
AGRICULTURE
ALIMONY
CLINICS
COMPANION
COUNTRY GENDER ASSESSMENT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
DISADVANTAGED WOMEN
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMICS
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATION SYSTEM
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
EXTENSION
FAMILIES
FEED
FEMALE
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FEMALES
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER ANALYSIS
GENDER ASSESSMENT
GENDER ASSESSMENTS
GENDER CONSIDERATIONS
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DISPARITIES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER FOCAL POINT
GENDER FOCAL POINTS
GENDER GAPS
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
GENDER NORMS
GENDER TRAINING
GUARDIANSHIP
HOME
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
INCLUSION
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INHERITANCE
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
INTEGRATION
INTEGRATION OF GENDER
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
JOBS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR LAWS
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL AID
LITERACY
LIVELIHOODS
MAINSTREAM
MARITAL PROPERTY
MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
MOBILITY
NGOS
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
PERSONAL STATUS
POOR WOMEN
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC ACCESS
RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFETY
SCHOOLS
SEX
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIETY
STATUS OF WOMEN
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TOT
UNIVERSITIES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WDR
WILL
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
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Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16
geographic_facet Africa
North Africa
Middle East
Senegal
description The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is experiencing a time of momentous change. Some countries are in the midst of a profound political, economic, and demographic transition, others are striving to emerge from protracted conflict, yet others are experiencing internal tensions and rising demands for more citizen voice. This period of change and uncertainty presents challenges and opportunities, including with regard to gender issues. Yet some governments may not prioritize gender issues, while in others there could be a regression. MENA Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) is part of the World Bank's institutional commitment to operationalize the policy priorities identified in the WDR 2012 and the regional companion to the World Development Report (WDR) 2012. The MENA Regional Gender Action Plan (RGAP) will require that the Bank be nimble and practical in its approach to advancing gender equality in the region. The MENA RGAP provides a two-pronged approach to supporting MENA countries in advancing gender equality: Prong 1: through country programs; and Prong 2: championing dialogue.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16
title_short Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16
title_full Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16
title_fullStr Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16
title_full_unstemmed Regional Gender Action Plan for the Middle East and North Africa Region, FY13-FY16
title_sort regional gender action plan for the middle east and north africa region, fy13-fy16
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17953047/regional-gender-action-plan-middle-east-north-africa-region
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16071
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