Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia
The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region's relative advantage in gender equality compared to other regions eroded in the 1999-2009 period. As a result, the region now looks more similar to the rest of the world in terms of women's educati...
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okr-10986-171022021-04-23T14:03:33Z Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia Sattar, Sarosh AGING ALCOHOLISM BIRTHS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATION POLICIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FEWER CHILDREN GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER IMBALANCES GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER PERSPECTIVE GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES HUMAN CAPITAL INFANT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLE CHOICES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MINORITY OLD AGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PENSION PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR HEALTH PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEX SEX RATIO TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TERTIARY LEVELS UNITED NATIONS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN WAGE GAP WDR WILL WOMAN WORLD POPULATION YOUNG POPULATIONS The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region's relative advantage in gender equality compared to other regions eroded in the 1999-2009 period. As a result, the region now looks more similar to the rest of the world in terms of women's education and labor force participation. Moreover, gender gaps continue to exist in some minority communities and in poor rural areas. Structural changes in the economies of the region have both opened up economic and employment opportunities for women and reduced some avenues of prosperity for men. However, women's gains from such opportunities are limited as occupational segregation and wage gaps persist, despite comparable human capital endowments. The dramatic demographic changes affecting the ECA region, such as aging, have different implications for men and women. In particular, (i) old age poverty will especially affect women, and (ii) the shrinking labor force will make it necessary to stimulate the labor participation rate of women. 2014-02-18T23:21:29Z 2014-02-18T23:21:29Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16579650/addressing-gender-gap-europe-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17102 English en_US Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief;issue no. 54 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia |
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AGING ALCOHOLISM BIRTHS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATION POLICIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FEWER CHILDREN GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER IMBALANCES GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER PERSPECTIVE GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES HUMAN CAPITAL INFANT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLE CHOICES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MINORITY OLD AGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PENSION PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR HEALTH PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEX SEX RATIO TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TERTIARY LEVELS UNITED NATIONS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN WAGE GAP WDR WILL WOMAN WORLD POPULATION YOUNG POPULATIONS |
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AGING ALCOHOLISM BIRTHS DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIET DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATED WOMEN EDUCATION POLICIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FEWER CHILDREN GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER IMBALANCES GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER PERSPECTIVE GIRLS GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES HUMAN CAPITAL INFANT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFESTYLE CHOICES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MINORITY OLD AGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION RATES PENSION PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR HEALTH PRIMARY ENROLLMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROGRESS TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY RETURNS TO EDUCATION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NETS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SEX SEX RATIO TERTIARY EDUCATION TERTIARY LEVEL TERTIARY LEVELS UNITED NATIONS VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN WAGE GAP WDR WILL WOMAN WORLD POPULATION YOUNG POPULATIONS Sattar, Sarosh Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia |
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Europe and Central Asia |
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Europe and Central Asia knowledge brief;issue no. 54 |
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The Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
region's relative advantage in gender equality compared
to other regions eroded in the 1999-2009 period. As a
result, the region now looks more similar to the rest of the
world in terms of women's education and labor force
participation. Moreover, gender gaps continue to exist in
some minority communities and in poor rural areas.
Structural changes in the economies of the region have both
opened up economic and employment opportunities for women
and reduced some avenues of prosperity for men. However,
women's gains from such opportunities are limited as
occupational segregation and wage gaps persist, despite
comparable human capital endowments. The dramatic
demographic changes affecting the ECA region, such as aging,
have different implications for men and women. In
particular, (i) old age poverty will especially affect
women, and (ii) the shrinking labor force will make it
necessary to stimulate the labor participation rate of women. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Sattar, Sarosh |
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Sattar, Sarosh |
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Sattar, Sarosh |
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia |
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia |
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia |
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia |
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Europe and Central Asia |
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addressing the gender gap in europe and central asia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16579650/addressing-gender-gap-europe-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17102 |
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