Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific : a companion to the world development report (English)

In recent decades, women across the globe have made positive strides toward gender equality. Literacy rates for young women and girls are higher than ever before, while gender gaps in primary education have closed in almost all countries. In the last three decades, over half a billion women have joined the world's labor force (World Bank 2011c). Progress toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific has been similarly noteworthy. Most countries...

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Badiani-Magnusson,Reena C;

Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa;

Mason,Andrew D.;

Nguyen,Trang Van;

Patrick,Katherine Sarah;
Document Date
2012/01/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
73438
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
East Asia and Pacific,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2012/10/31
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific : a companion to the world development report
Keywords
Gender Equality

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Badiani-Magnusson,Reena C; Del Carpio,Ximena Vanessa; Mason,Andrew D.; Nguyen,Trang Van; Patrick,Katherine Sarah.

Toward gender equality in East Asia and the Pacific : a companion to the world development report (English). World Bank East Asia and Pacific regional report Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/270511468246373406

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