Unleashing the Potential of Ethiopian Women : Trends and Options for Economic Empowerment

This report aims to update knowledge of gender disparities in Ethiopia using the latest household survey data. The aim of this analysis is to support ongoing efforts to implement Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) vision. The significant progress in addressing key dimensions of gender disparities such as education shown in this report as well as in the recent annual progress report on the implementation of PASDEP in 2006-2007 suggests that current policy directions are proving effective. At the same time this report highlights the need to complement the existing emphasis on broad based interventions with additional targeted interventions which might address the specific constraints experienced by some groups. Further, based on the evidence from a few detailed evaluations of some existing programs, the study highlights how policy making in this area should include more emphasis on considerations of effective implementation and monitoring. This report is structured as follows. Chapter two presents a set of stylized facts on gender disparities in Ethiopia, including both trends over the last decade and current comparisons between Ethiopia and other countries. Chapter three looks in greater detail at the main drivers of gender disparities, focusing on factor markets. Chapter four looks at the economic pay-offs of decreasing gender inequality. Chapter five identifies a few priority areas for policy intervention.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-06
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO FINANCE, ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ATTITUDES TOWARDS WOMEN, BABY, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, BIASES, CHILD CARE, CHILD LABOR, CHRONIC POVERTY, CIVIL WAR, CONTROL OVER RESOURCES, CORRUPTION, CULTURAL BARRIERS, CULTURAL NORMS, CULTURAL PRACTICES, DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, DEPENDENT CHILDREN, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISCRIMINATION, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES, DISPARITIES IN ACCESS, DIVERSIFICATION, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EARLY MARRIAGE, EARNING CAPACITY, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, EDUCATED WOMEN, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL, EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, EFFECTS OF GENDER, ELDERLY, ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENTS, ENROLMENT RATE, ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES, EQUAL ACCESS, EQUAL RIGHTS, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, EXTENDED FAMILY, FAMILIES, FAMILY SIZE, FEMALE CHILDREN, FEMALE EDUCATION, FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, FERTILITY, FEWER CHILDREN, FGM, FINANCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR WOMEN, FIRST MARRIAGE, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SHORTAGES, GENDER, GENDER ASSESSMENT, GENDER AWARENESS, GENDER BIAS, GENDER BIASES, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIFFERENTIALS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GENDER DISPARITIES, GENDER DISPARITIES IN EDUCATION, GENDER DISPARITY, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INDICATORS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER INEQUITY, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER POLICY, GENDER SENSITIVITY, GENDERS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HARMFUL PRACTICES, HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH POLICIES, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD WORK, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN, HUSBAND, HUSBANDS, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, INCOME GROUPS, INEQUALITY, INFANT, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INHERITANCE, INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS, INTERNAL MIGRATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE SURVEY, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LACK OF ACCESS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LEGAL ACCESS, LEGAL PROTECTION, LEGISLATORS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIVE BIRTHS, LOCAL ECONOMY, MARITAL STATUS, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET INFORMATION, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MICRO ENTERPRISES, MICRO-CREDIT, MIGRANTS, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL, MORTALITY RATE, MOTHER, NATIONAL ACTION, NATIONAL ACTION PLAN, NATIONAL LEGISLATURES, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL POPULATION, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, PARLIAMENTARY SEATS, PERSONAL FREEDOM, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY LEVEL, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POSTNATAL CARE, PREJUDICES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT, PROFITABILITY, PROGRESS, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, PROPRIETORSHIPS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC SPHERE, RADIO, RADIO SHOWS, RAPE, REGIONAL POLICIES, REMITTANCES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, RESPECT, ROLE MODELS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL GIRLS, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL WOMEN, SAFETY NET, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SECTORAL PRIORITIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SEX, SEX RATIO, SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL NORMS, SPOUSE, SPOUSES, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TERTIARY LEVELS, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNFPA, URBAN AREA, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POVERTY, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VULNERABILITY, WOMAN, WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/11159947/ethiopia-unleashing-potential-ethiopian-women-trends-options-economic-empowerment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18862
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