Equality for Women : Where Do We Stand on Millennium Development Goal 3?

There is compelling evidence of the importance of gender equality for poverty reduction and sustainable growth. So it should come as no surprise that most development actors-international agencies, bilateral donors, and most developing countries, have an official policy for promoting gender equality. Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG3) on gender equality and women's empowerment is shared global commitment. With only seven years remaining until the end date for the MDGs, it is an opportune time to take stock of where the world stands in terms of progress toward gender equality. This volume documents trends both on the official MDG3 indicators and on an expanded set of indicators that provide a more complete measure of gender equality, especially in the area of women's economic empowerment. The message that emerges is both hopeful and sobering: progress toward equality in capabilities has been considerable, but progress toward equality of opportunities for women's economic livelihoods leaves much to be desired. Beyond tracking trends toward gender equality, the volume reviews different measures of gender equality and estimates the financial resources required to achieve this objective. While necessarily imprecise, such estimates can provide a rough guide as to whether the level of effort devoted by international donors and developing countries is adequate in the area of women's economic empowerment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Buviníc, Mayra, Morrison, Andrew R., Ofosu-Amaah, A. Waafas, Sjöblom, Mirja
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2008
Subjects:	ACCESS FOR WOMEN, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO LOAN, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, ADOLESCENTS, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, AGE OF MARRIAGE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT, AID EFFECTIVENESS, ANTIDISCRIMINATION, ANTIDISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION, ASSET OWNERSHIP, BANK OFFICE, BORROWER, BORROWING, BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, COLLATERAL, COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACEPTION, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, COST ESTIMATES, CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, CREDIT MARKET, CREDIT MARKETS, CREDIT PROGRAM, CREDIT PROGRAMS, CULTURAL NORMS, CUSTOMARY LAW, CUSTOMARY LAWS, DAY CARE, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DONOR RESOURCES, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPOWERMENT, ENDOWMENTS, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENTS, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUALITY, EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, EQUALITY POLICY, EU, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY PLANNING FOR WOMEN, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, FARMERS, FEMALE, FEMALE EMPLOYMENT, FEMALE FARMERS, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, FEMALE LITERACY, FEMALE WORKER, FEMINIST ECONOMICS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCING NEEDS, FLEXIBLE REPAYMENTS, FORMAL CREDIT, FORMAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, FORMS OF VIOLENCE, FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, FUNDING SOURCES, GENDER, GENDER ACTION, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GENDER DISPARITIES, GENDER DISPARITY, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUALITY POLICY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER NEEDS, GENDER NEUTRAL, GENDER PARITY, GENDER SPECIFIC, GENDER VIOLENCE, GENDER WAGE GAPS, GENDERS, GIRLS, GUARANTEE SCHEME, HOME, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, ID, INEQUALITIES, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL LAWS, JUDGE, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOUR ORGANIZATION, LAND ADMINISTRATION, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND RIGHTS, LAWS, LEGAL REFORM, LEGAL REFORMS, LEGAL STATUS, LEGISLATION, LITERATE FEMALES, LOAN, MAINSTREAMING GENDER, MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNITY LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVES, MICRO CREDIT, MICRO-CREDIT, MICROCREDIT, MICROFINANCE, MINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE, MINISTRY OF WOMEN, NUTRITION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN, OUTREACH, OWNERSHIP OF LAND, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PENSION, PENSIONS, POOR WOMEN, PREGNANCIES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY, PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC POLICY, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, SAVINGS, SAVINGS RATES, SCHOLARSHIP, SELF- EMPLOYMENT, SEX, SEX DIFFERENCES, SEX DISCRIMINATION, SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, SEX SELECTION, SEX WORKERS, SEXES, SEXUAL HEALTH, SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL ENTERPRISE, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL LOANS, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL WELFARE, SON PREFERENCE, STATUS OF WOMEN, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, TRANSACTION COSTS, UNDP, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNESCO, UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WILL, WOMAN, WOMEN EQUALITY, WOMEN FARMERS, WOMEN'S STATUS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9906436/equality-women-stand-millennium-development-goal-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6550
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