Agriculture generates one-third of Nepal`s GDP and employs nearly 70 percent of the population. Rural women have become increasingly engaged in agriculture over the past decade as many men left Nepal to...
The low level of women’s economic participation in the region, including Bangladesh, is a critical constraint to growth. While labor force participation in Bangladesh has increased for women, an almost...
Economic growth in the sub-region of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Northeastern India, and Nepal (BBIN) has historically been constrained by several factors including trade barriers and a lack of women’s economic...
Over the years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) social and economic development group has regularly compiled briefs on the status and progress of women in the region for internal and external use...
Over the years, the Gender group of the Middle East and North Africa Social and Economic Development division has regularly compiled briefs on the status and progress of women in the region for use by...
This update will examine progress during 2000-2005 in five areas: economic participation, access to education, access to health care, women's legal rights, and public participation and representation...