Voice and agency : empowering women and girls for shared prosperity (English)

This report on voice and agency, which builds on the 2012 World Development Report, focuses on several areas key to women's empowerment: freedom from violence, control over sexual and reproductive health and rights, ownership and control of land and housing, and voice and collective action. It explores the power of social norms in dictating how men and women can and cannot behave, deterring women from owning property or working even where laws permit...

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Hanmer,Lucia C.;

Hasan,Tazeen;

Klugman,Jeni;

Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane;

Santamaria Bonilla,Julieth Andrea;

Twigg,Sarah;
Document Date
2014/10/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
91161
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2014/10/09
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Voice and agency : empowering women and girls for shared prosperity
Keywords
Targeting the Ultra Poor

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Hanmer,Lucia C.; Hasan,Tazeen; Klugman,Jeni; Mccleary-Sills,Jennifer Diane; Santamaria Bonilla,Julieth Andrea; Twigg,Sarah.

Voice and agency : empowering women and girls for shared prosperity (English). Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/586221468335982164

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