Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading, and Gender : Case Studies of the Horticulture, Tourism, and Call Center Industries

Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading, and Gender : Case Studies of the Horticulture, Tourism, and Call Center Industries

This document provides a gendered analysis of the horticulture, tourism, and call center global value chains (GVCs), based on a survey of the literature and case studies carried out in Honduras, Kenya, and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The studies fo...

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Main Authors: Staritz, Cornelia, Reis, José Guilherme
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO FINANCE
ACCESS TO FINANCING
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
ACCESS TO LAND
ACCESS TO NETWORKS
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACCESS TO TRAINING
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUSINESS NETWORKS
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
CHILD PROSTITUTION
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMPENSATION
CONSTRAINTS ON ACCESS
CROPS
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMINANCE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMICS
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
ENROLLMENT
EXCLUSION
EXPORT EARNINGS
EXTENSION
EXTENSION SERVICES
FAMILY LABOR
FEMALE
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
FEMALE FARMERS
FEMALE INTENSITY
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE WORK
FEMALE WORKERS
FEMALES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
FOOD PROCESSING
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GENDER
GENDER BIAS
GENDER COMPOSITION
GENDER DEVELOPMENT
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIMENSION
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUITY
GENDER IMPACT
GENDER IMPLICATIONS
GENDER INEQUALITIES
GENDER INEQUALITY
GENDER NORMS
GENDER RELATIONS
GENDER RESEARCH
GENDER ROLES
GENDER SENSITIVE
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROUPS OF WOMEN
HOUSEHOLD WORK
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING
HUMAN RESOURCES
INFORMAL WORKERS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS
INTEGRATION
INTEGRATION OF GENDER
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR MARKETS
LABORERS
LABOUR ORGANIZATION
LACK OF ACCESS
LAWS
LIMITED ACCESS
LOCAL WOMEN
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKETING
MATERNITY LEAVE
MICROFINANCE
MULTINATIONAL
NATIONAL LAND POLICY
NEEDS OF WOMEN
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
NGOS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
R&D
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
SEX
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUAL PURPOSES
SKILLED WOMEN
SMALLHOLDER
SMALLHOLDERS
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND
SOCIOLOGY
SUPPLY CHAINS
SUPPORT SERVICES
TRADE UNIONS
UNCTAD
UNEP
UNESCO
UNION
UNITED NATIONS
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
USAID
WAGE GAP
WILL
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
WOMEN WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18621419/global-value-chains-economic-upgrading-gender-case-studies-horticulture-tourism-call-center-industries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16976

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18621419/global-value-chains-economic-upgrading-gender-case-studies-horticulture-tourism-call-center-industries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16976

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