Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016

This Country Gender Assessment (CGA) reviews the state of equality between women and men in Armenia in access to opportunities, that is, equality in rights, resources, and voice (World Bank 2007). Equality in rights refers to equality under the law...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250481491242159715/Armenia-gender-assessment-2016
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spelling okr-10986-264312021-05-25T09:51:59Z Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016 World Bank GENDER GAP ECONOMIC GROWTH POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE WOMEN IN WORKFORCE This Country Gender Assessment (CGA) reviews the state of equality between women and men in Armenia in access to opportunities, that is, equality in rights, resources, and voice (World Bank 2007). Equality in rights refers to equality under the law, whether customary or statutory. Equality in resources refers to equality in access to human capital investments, productive resources, and markets. Equality in voice refers to the capacity to make decisions about one’s own life, to act on these decisions, and to influence and contribute to political discourse and the development process. Noting the government’s commitment to gender equality in the legal framework and in policies, this report mainly focuses on the extent of equality in resources and voice. Specifically, the report reviews the extent of equality in the areas of demography, human capital, economic opportunities, and voice and agency. It also points to some common patterns. 2017-04-24T16:49:28Z 2017-04-24T16:49:28Z 2016 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250481491242159715/Armenia-gender-assessment-2016 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26431 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Gender Assessment Economic & Sector Work South Asia Afghanistan
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topic GENDER GAP
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
EMPLOYMENT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
WOMEN IN WORKFORCE
spellingShingle GENDER GAP
ECONOMIC GROWTH
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
EMPLOYMENT
ACCESS TO FINANCE
WOMEN IN WORKFORCE
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Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016
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description This Country Gender Assessment (CGA) reviews the state of equality between women and men in Armenia in access to opportunities, that is, equality in rights, resources, and voice (World Bank 2007). Equality in rights refers to equality under the law, whether customary or statutory. Equality in resources refers to equality in access to human capital investments, productive resources, and markets. Equality in voice refers to the capacity to make decisions about one’s own life, to act on these decisions, and to influence and contribute to political discourse and the development process. Noting the government’s commitment to gender equality in the legal framework and in policies, this report mainly focuses on the extent of equality in resources and voice. Specifically, the report reviews the extent of equality in the areas of demography, human capital, economic opportunities, and voice and agency. It also points to some common patterns.
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title Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016
title_short Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016
title_full Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016
title_fullStr Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016
title_full_unstemmed Armenia Country Gender Assessment 2016
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publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250481491242159715/Armenia-gender-assessment-2016
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26431
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