Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?

Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?

Ensuring equitable access to jobs and reducing gender gaps is essential for putting MENA countries on the path to inclusive growth and stability. Giving women and girls the opportunity to succeed can transform societies and economies. Reducing gend...

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Main Authors: Elzir Assy, Angela, Sayed, Haneen
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR WOMEN
GENDER GAP
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
GENDER EQUALITY
INEQUALITY
GENDER WAGE GAP
ROLE MODELS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/919711526913175663/Why-arent-more-Lebanese-women-working
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29852
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spelling okr-10986-298522021-05-25T10:54:37Z Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working? Elzir Assy, Angela Sayed, Haneen ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR WOMEN GENDER GAP FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY GENDER WAGE GAP ROLE MODELS Ensuring equitable access to jobs and reducing gender gaps is essential for putting MENA countries on the path to inclusive growth and stability. Giving women and girls the opportunity to succeed can transform societies and economies. Reducing gender gaps in employment can help economies diversify their exports; appointing more women onto banking supervision boards can challenge cozy group-think; and tackling gender inequality can reduce income inequality, which, in turn, can drive more sustainable growth. Improving access to jobs for women is also expected to generate positive externalities to the society, by facilitating human capital accumulation, health and nutrition gains for children through increased women-controlled incomes. 2018-05-21T18:32:00Z 2018-05-21T18:32:00Z 2018-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/919711526913175663/Why-arent-more-Lebanese-women-working http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29852 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes;No. 170 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa Lebanon
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topic ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR WOMEN
GENDER GAP
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
GENDER EQUALITY
INEQUALITY
GENDER WAGE GAP
ROLE MODELS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR WOMEN
GENDER GAP
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
WOMEN IN LABOR FORCE
GENDER EQUALITY
INEQUALITY
GENDER WAGE GAP
ROLE MODELS
Elzir Assy, Angela
Sayed, Haneen
Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Lebanon
relation MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes;No. 170
description Ensuring equitable access to jobs and reducing gender gaps is essential for putting MENA countries on the path to inclusive growth and stability. Giving women and girls the opportunity to succeed can transform societies and economies. Reducing gender gaps in employment can help economies diversify their exports; appointing more women onto banking supervision boards can challenge cozy group-think; and tackling gender inequality can reduce income inequality, which, in turn, can drive more sustainable growth. Improving access to jobs for women is also expected to generate positive externalities to the society, by facilitating human capital accumulation, health and nutrition gains for children through increased women-controlled incomes.
format Brief
author Elzir Assy, Angela
Sayed, Haneen
author_facet Elzir Assy, Angela
Sayed, Haneen
author_sort Elzir Assy, Angela
title Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?
title_short Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?
title_full Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?
title_fullStr Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?
title_full_unstemmed Why Aren't More Lebanese Women Working?
title_sort why aren't more lebanese women working?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/919711526913175663/Why-arent-more-Lebanese-women-working
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29852
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