Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy
The World Bank's World Development Report (WDR) on gender equality and development identified women's voice, agency, and participation as a key dimension of gender equality and as a major policy priority. Agency, as defined in the WDR2012...
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okr-10986-210312021-04-23T14:04:00Z Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy Markham, Susan ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACHIEVEMENT OF GENDER EQUALITY ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN ADVOCACY ARMED CONFLICT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BIRTH CERTIFICATE CABINET CABINETS CANDIDATES CAPACITY OF WOMEN CAREGIVERS CIVIL SOCIETY CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORAL PROCESSES ELECTORAL SYSTEM ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMERGING DEMOCRACIES EMPOWERMENT EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN EQUAL PAY EXECUTIVE BRANCH FAMILIES FEMALE FEMALE CANDIDATE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FRANCHISE GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER NORMS GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER QUOTAS GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HEALTH CARE LAW HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR LAWS LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATOR LEGISLATORS LOCAL WOMEN MATERNITY LEAVE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MONARCHS MP NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS PEACE PENSIONS POLICY ISSUES POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER OF WOMEN PRIME MINISTER PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC ROLES REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES RIGHTS OF WOMEN ROLE OF WOMEN SANCTIONS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIOLOGY STATUS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE UNDP UNICEF UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOTER TURNOUT WILL WOMAN WOMEN CANDIDATES WOMEN HEADS OF STATE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP WOMEN IN POLITICS WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN LEGISLATORS WOMEN MAYORS WOMENAPOS;S ISSUES WORKING MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH The World Bank's World Development Report (WDR) on gender equality and development identified women's voice, agency, and participation as a key dimension of gender equality and as a major policy priority. Agency, as defined in the WDR2012, is the ability to use endowments to take advantage of opportunities to achieve desired outcomes. In particular, WDR2012 focused on five expressions of agency: women's access to and control over resources; freedom of movement; freedom from the risk of violence; decision-making over family formation; and having voice in society and influencing policy. An important expression of women's agency is women's political participation and their ability to fully engage in public life. This background paper focuses on women s ability to play a public role in politics and to influence policy-making. Using the data available, it examines the current status of women in politics and makes the case for the full and equitable participation of women in public life. It reviews the direct and indirect barriers that exist to prevent women's political participation and analyzes strategies that have been used to increase it. Finally, the paper identifies the connections between the five expressions of agency and priorities for future work. 2014-12-30T20:42:30Z 2014-12-30T20:42:30Z 2013 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/20432425/women-agents-change-having-voice-society-influencing-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21031 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACHIEVEMENT OF GENDER EQUALITY ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN ADVOCACY ARMED CONFLICT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BIRTH CERTIFICATE CABINET CABINETS CANDIDATES CAPACITY OF WOMEN CAREGIVERS CIVIL SOCIETY CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORAL PROCESSES ELECTORAL SYSTEM ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMERGING DEMOCRACIES EMPOWERMENT EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN EQUAL PAY EXECUTIVE BRANCH FAMILIES FEMALE FEMALE CANDIDATE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FRANCHISE GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER NORMS GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER QUOTAS GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HEALTH CARE LAW HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR LAWS LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATOR LEGISLATORS LOCAL WOMEN MATERNITY LEAVE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MONARCHS MP NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS PEACE PENSIONS POLICY ISSUES POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER OF WOMEN PRIME MINISTER PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC ROLES REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES RIGHTS OF WOMEN ROLE OF WOMEN SANCTIONS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIOLOGY STATUS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE UNDP UNICEF UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOTER TURNOUT WILL WOMAN WOMEN CANDIDATES WOMEN HEADS OF STATE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP WOMEN IN POLITICS WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN LEGISLATORS WOMEN MAYORS WOMENAPOS;S ISSUES WORKING MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH |
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ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACHIEVEMENT OF GENDER EQUALITY ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN ADVOCACY ARMED CONFLICT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BIRTH CERTIFICATE CABINET CABINETS CANDIDATES CAPACITY OF WOMEN CAREGIVERS CIVIL SOCIETY CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORAL PROCESSES ELECTORAL SYSTEM ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMERGING DEMOCRACIES EMPOWERMENT EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN EQUAL PAY EXECUTIVE BRANCH FAMILIES FEMALE FEMALE CANDIDATE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FRANCHISE GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER NORMS GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER QUOTAS GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HEALTH CARE LAW HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR LAWS LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATOR LEGISLATORS LOCAL WOMEN MATERNITY LEAVE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MONARCHS MP NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS PEACE PENSIONS POLICY ISSUES POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER OF WOMEN PRIME MINISTER PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC ROLES REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES RIGHTS OF WOMEN ROLE OF WOMEN SANCTIONS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIOLOGY STATUS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE UNDP UNICEF UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOTER TURNOUT WILL WOMAN WOMEN CANDIDATES WOMEN HEADS OF STATE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP WOMEN IN POLITICS WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN LEGISLATORS WOMEN MAYORS WOMENAPOS;S ISSUES WORKING MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH Markham, Susan Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy |
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The World Bank's World Development
Report (WDR) on gender equality and development identified
women's voice, agency, and participation as a key
dimension of gender equality and as a major policy priority.
Agency, as defined in the WDR2012, is the ability to use
endowments to take advantage of opportunities to achieve
desired outcomes. In particular, WDR2012 focused on five
expressions of agency: women's access to and control
over resources; freedom of movement; freedom from the risk
of violence; decision-making over family formation; and
having voice in society and influencing policy. An important
expression of women's agency is women's political
participation and their ability to fully engage in public
life. This background paper focuses on women s ability to
play a public role in politics and to influence
policy-making. Using the data available, it examines the
current status of women in politics and makes the case for
the full and equitable participation of women in public
life. It reviews the direct and indirect barriers that exist
to prevent women's political participation and analyzes
strategies that have been used to increase it. Finally, the
paper identifies the connections between the five
expressions of agency and priorities for future work. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Markham, Susan |
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Markham, Susan |
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Markham, Susan |
| title |
Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy |
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Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy |
| title_full |
Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy |
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Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy |
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Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy |
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women as agents of change : having voice in society and influencing policy |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/20432425/women-agents-change-having-voice-society-influencing-policy http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21031 |
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