Bridging the Gender Gap in Developing Regions
According 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.
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| Format: | Working Papers biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | Gender Equality, Health, Education, Women, enfermedades de transmisión sexual;salud materno-infantil;developing regions;gender gap;alfabetismo;tasa de deserción;mortalidad materna;asistencia escolar;cultura, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012210 https://publications.iadb.org/en/bridging-gender-gap-developing-regions |
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