 | Toward Gender Equality: The Role of Public Policy (WB, 1995, 88 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Foreword |
| | Acknowledgments |
|  | Definitions and Data Notes |
| | Definitions |
| | Data Notes |
| | Summary |
| | Progress to Date |
| | Why Do Gender Inequalities Persist? |
| | Strategies for the Future |
| | Conclusion |
| | Chapter one |
| | Gender Inequalities Persist |
| | Education |
| | Health |
| | Employment Work |
| | Chapter two |
| | Gender Inequalities Hamper Growth |
| | Household and Intrahousehold Resource Allocation |
| | Linkages between Education Health, and Nutritious |
| | Household and Labor Market Linkages |
| | Formal Sector Employment |
| | Informal Sector |
| | Access to Financial Markets |
| | Access to Lund and Property |
| | Access to Extension Services |
| | Conclusion |
| | Chapter three |
| | Public Policies Matter |
| | Equalizing Opportunities by Modifying, the Legal Framework |
| | Land and Property Rights |
| | Labor Market Policies and Employment Law |
| | Family Law |
| | Women's bargaining position in relation to household |
| | Financial Laws and Regulations |
| | Macroeconomic: Policies |
| | Inflation tends to hit women harder than men. |
| | Sectoral Investments |
| | Using Targeting Measures to Narrow the Gender |
| | Involving Beneficiaries in Public Policy |
| | Generating and Analyzing Gender-Desegregated Data |
| | Working in Collaboration |
| | Strengthening International Policies to Meet New Challenges |
| | Conclusions |
| | Notes |
| | References |
(introduction...)
The Role of Public Policy
@ 1995 The Intentional Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK
All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing July 1995
The Development in Practice series publishes reviews of the World Bank's activities in different regions and sectors. It lays particular emphasis on the progress that is being made and on the policies and practices that hold the most promise of success in the effort to reduce poverty in the developing world.
This book is a product of the staff of the World Bank. and the judgments made herein, do not necessarily reflect the views of its Board of Executive Directors or the countries they represent.
Photo credits: Maurice Asseo
Library of Congers
Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Toward gender equality: the role of public
policy. p. cm-(Development in practice)
Includes bibliographer references (p. 70)
ISBN 0-8213-3337-2
1. Women-Government policy.
2. Women's rights.
3. Sex discrimination against women.
4. Economic development.
1. Series:
Development in practice (Washington. D.C.)
HQ 1
236.T68; 1995
305.4-dc20
95-631
CIP
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