TY  - GEN
AU  - Paz, Fernanda
AU  - Ronderos Torres, Margarita
AU  - Acosta, Gladys
AU  - Woroniuk, Beth
AU  - Paolisso, Michael
AU  - Buvinic, Mayra
AU  - Lycette, Margaret
AU  - Velázquez, Margarita
AU  - Cartaya, Vanessa
AU  - Berger, Marguerite
AU  - Pollack, Molly
AU  - Delgadillo, Ligia
AU  - Arizpe, Lourdes
AU  - Anderson-Manley, Beverly
AU  - Facio, Alda
AU  - López, Cecilia
TI  - Women in the Americas: Bridging the Gender Gap
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/09/16
DO  - 10.18235/0012333
AB  - Inequality between men and women in Latin America persists in everything from wages to health care, education, and access to credit. Based on studies for an IDB-sponsored forum in Guadalajara, Mexico, this book examines the respective roles of men and women in development. Prevailing social policies in the region often view men as income earners and women as wives and mothers, neglecting the role of women in the work force and as community leaders. Based on the central tenet that understanding gender differences is vital to development planning, this book focuses on the status of women in social policy, the labor force, the political process, and the environment. It also examines how the concept of gender equity could be better incorporated into mainstream development policy.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18235/0012333
ER  -