Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan

Several key gender issues likely act as an impediment to poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Sudan. While many of these issues are common across countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, some of them are accentuated by the status of Sudan...

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Main Authors: Osman, Eiman, Etang, Alvin, Kirkwood, Daniel
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/748021628485711221/Women-Empowerment-for-Poverty-and-Inequality-Reduction-in-Sudan
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spelling okr-10986-361062021-08-12T05:10:37Z Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan Osman, Eiman Etang, Alvin Kirkwood, Daniel WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT POVERTY REDUCTION INEQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP ACCESS TO SERVICES LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FOOD SECURITY SHOCK EXPOSURE VULNERABILITY WOMEN'S AGENCY WOMEN'S VOICE Several key gender issues likely act as an impediment to poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Sudan. While many of these issues are common across countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, some of them are accentuated by the status of Sudan as a fragile state. Fragility and conflict negatively affect men and women in different ways, resulting in gender-specific disadvantages. While men are often disproportionately affected by the direct effects of conflict (for example, death and disability), women and girls are affected by a range of constraints and protection challenges that fragility and conflict pose. These issues include disrupted access to basic social services and infrastructure, lower access to productive assets, displacement, and increased exposure to gender-based violence (GBV). This study aims to examine how gender equality has evolved in Sudan during the last decade, by looking at different dimensions. These include the accumulation of endowment in all its forms (human capital [education and health] and physical capital), access to economic opportunities (labor market opportunities and access to income-generating activities), access to services (water, sanitation, and electricity), and voice/representation to make decision at all levels. The study will highlight the areas in which gender inequality persists and propose policies to reduce gender inequality in Sudan. 2021-08-11T16:00:40Z 2021-08-11T16:00:40Z 2020-06 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/748021628485711221/Women-Empowerment-for-Poverty-and-Inequality-Reduction-in-Sudan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36106 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Sudan
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topic WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
ACCESS TO SERVICES
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FOOD SECURITY
SHOCK EXPOSURE
VULNERABILITY
WOMEN'S AGENCY
WOMEN'S VOICE
spellingShingle WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
INEQUALITY
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
ACCESS TO SERVICES
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
FOOD SECURITY
SHOCK EXPOSURE
VULNERABILITY
WOMEN'S AGENCY
WOMEN'S VOICE
Osman, Eiman
Etang, Alvin
Kirkwood, Daniel
Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan
geographic_facet Africa
Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
Sudan
description Several key gender issues likely act as an impediment to poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Sudan. While many of these issues are common across countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, some of them are accentuated by the status of Sudan as a fragile state. Fragility and conflict negatively affect men and women in different ways, resulting in gender-specific disadvantages. While men are often disproportionately affected by the direct effects of conflict (for example, death and disability), women and girls are affected by a range of constraints and protection challenges that fragility and conflict pose. These issues include disrupted access to basic social services and infrastructure, lower access to productive assets, displacement, and increased exposure to gender-based violence (GBV). This study aims to examine how gender equality has evolved in Sudan during the last decade, by looking at different dimensions. These include the accumulation of endowment in all its forms (human capital [education and health] and physical capital), access to economic opportunities (labor market opportunities and access to income-generating activities), access to services (water, sanitation, and electricity), and voice/representation to make decision at all levels. The study will highlight the areas in which gender inequality persists and propose policies to reduce gender inequality in Sudan.
format Policy Note
author Osman, Eiman
Etang, Alvin
Kirkwood, Daniel
author_facet Osman, Eiman
Etang, Alvin
Kirkwood, Daniel
author_sort Osman, Eiman
title Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan
title_short Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan
title_full Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan
title_fullStr Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan
title_full_unstemmed Women Empowerment for Poverty and Inequality Reduction in Sudan
title_sort women empowerment for poverty and inequality reduction in sudan
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/748021628485711221/Women-Empowerment-for-Poverty-and-Inequality-Reduction-in-Sudan
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