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dc.titleBridging the Gender Gap in Developing Regions
dc.contributor.authorMagnoli, Alessandro
dc.contributor.orgunitInter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development
dc.coverageEurope
dc.coverageAfrica
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageAsia
dc.date.available2011-03-14T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2000-07-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractAccording to conventional wisdom, health and education are important factors for economic and social development: they improve productivity and income distribution, and the poor gain the most. Nonetheless, in many regions of the world not all members of society receive these services equally. To a large extent, women are left out of health and education systems; as a consequence, they constitute an economically and socially disadvantaged group. This article analyzes the gender gaps within health and education in six regions of the developing world: Sub-Saharan Africa; South Asia; East and Southeast Asia; The Middle East and North Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In all of these regions, there is an unfinished agenda in terms of access and equity.
dc.format.extent48;49
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012210
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Bridging-the-Gender-Gap-in-Developing-Regions.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Cerrando-la-brecha-de-géneros-en-regiones-en-desarrollo.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGender Equality
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subject.keywordsenfermedades de transmisión sexual;salud materno-infantil;developing regions;gender gap;alfabetismo;tasa de deserción;mortalidad materna;asistencia escolar;cultura
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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