Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities

The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women’s economic empowerment in the DRC and identify promising entry points to unbind these constraints. This report makes three core contributions. It provides: i) a comprehensive pictur...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	GENDER DISPARITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GENDER WAGE GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WOMEN'S AGENCY LAND TENURE CASH CROP EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE REPRODUCTIVE AGENCY AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099130111302128277/P17518604b63b809d09a9e0ae31320c85e7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36703

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spelling	okr-10986-367032022-01-06T15:16:41Z Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities World Bank GENDER DISPARITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GENDER WAGE GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WOMEN'S AGENCY LAND TENURE CASH CROP EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE REPRODUCTIVE AGENCY AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women’s economic empowerment in the DRC and identify promising entry points to unbind these constraints. This report makes three core contributions. It provides: i) a comprehensive picture of gender gaps across the country, ii) an in-depth analysis of underlying drivers of the observed gender gaps, and iii) concrete policy and programmatic guidance on how to close the gender gaps. 2021-12-09T17:00:40Z 2021-12-09T17:00:40Z 2021-06-29 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099130111302128277/P17518604b63b809d09a9e0ae31320c85e7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36703 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 :: Women in Development and Gender Study Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Congo, Democratic Republic of
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spellingShingle	GENDER DISPARITY FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS GENDER WAGE GAP WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT WOMEN'S AGENCY LAND TENURE CASH CROP EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE FINANCIAL INCLUSION GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE REPRODUCTIVE AGENCY AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS World Bank Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
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description	The aim of this report is to identify binding constraints to women’s economic empowerment in the DRC and identify promising entry points to unbind these constraints. This report makes three core contributions. It provides: i) a comprehensive picture of gender gaps across the country, ii) an in-depth analysis of underlying drivers of the observed gender gaps, and iii) concrete policy and programmatic guidance on how to close the gender gaps.
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title	Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
title_short	Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
title_full	Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
title_fullStr	Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
title_full_unstemmed	Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities
title_sort	women's economic empowerment in the democratic republic of the congo : obstacles and opportunities
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Women's Economic Empowerment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo : Obstacles and Opportunities

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