Morocco -- Mind the Gap : Empowering Women for a More Open, Inclusive and Prosperous Society
Morocco saw significant progress in terms economic, social and human development outcomes during the past decade. Women, as men, benefitted from such progress and increased access to services. Gender gaps in access to education narrowed significant...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24737759/morocco-mind-gap-empowering-women-more-open-inclusive-prosperous-society http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22274 |
| Summary: | Morocco saw significant progress in
terms economic, social and human development outcomes during
the past decade. Women, as men, benefitted from such
progress and increased access to services. Gender gaps in
access to education narrowed significantly. The report
recommends few key areas for strategic interventions. The
recommendations are for the government and other development
actors to focus on areas which are not only of greater
potential impact but also a pre-requisite for women’s agency
and empowerment. These include investment in women’s
education (access and quality), the re-examination of
certain discriminatory provisions in the country’s legal
system (combined with an effort to strengthen implementation
of the legislation and delivery of public sector services),
and the promotion of cultural norms that value women as
equal partners to men. The ultimate objective is to promote
women’s empowerment as a means to achieve a more inclusive,
open and prosperous society. |
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