000735056 000__ 03754cam\a2200385\a\4500 000735056 001__ 735056 000735056 005__ 20210515110846.0 000735056 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000735056 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000735056 008__ 121226s2013\\\\dcuad\\\ob\\\\000\0\eng\d 000735056 010__ $$z 2012047956 000735056 020__ $$a9780821397640$$qelectronic book 000735056 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10662090 000735056 035__ $$a(OCoLC)828059544 000735056 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000735056 043__ $$aaw-----$$aff----- 000735056 05014 $$aHQ1236.5.M653$$bO64 2013eb 000735056 08204 $$a305.420956$$223 000735056 24500 $$aOpening doors$$h[electronic resource] :$$bgender equality and development in the Middle East and North Africa /$$cThe World Bank. 000735056 260__ $$aWashington, D.C. :$$bWorld Bank,$$c2013. 000735056 300__ $$axvii, 187 p. :$$bcol. ill. 000735056 440_0 $$aMENA development report 000735056 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000735056 5050_ $$aAcknowledgements -- Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Gender equality in MENA : the facts and the puzzle -- Impressive achievements in human development -- Little discrimination between girls and boys within the household -- Of the lowest rates of excess female mortality in the world -- Rapid declines in maternal mortality -- More girls in school than in much of the world -- Virtually no gender gaps in enrolment, and reverse gender gaps in university, and math performance -- MENA's performance in human development is largely explained by economic development and wealth -- Some challenges remain -- The puzzle in MENA : why do women participate in such few numbers outside the home? -- Women in the workforce -- Women in business -- Women in politics -- What explains the mena puzzle? -- Religion is too simplistic an explanation -- Oil endowments alone cannot explain the paradox either -- Social norms and the legal framework limit women's agency -- Social and cultural norms constrain women's roles outside the home -- Evolving norms and the invisible hand of marriage -- Equality under the law and its enforcement is critical for women's agency -- Legal systems differ widely and derive from multiple sources -- Legal constraints to women's agency in MENA -- Economic incentives dampen participation in the workforce -- A social contract underpinned by a generous but costly welfare state -- Extensive public sector employment with generous compensation -- Generous subsidies encourage women to stay at home -- State regulation and intervention in the market -- Heavy investment in education, but not the kind that businesses want -- Unequal access to entrepreneurship opportunities -- The time for reform is now -- Aspirations are changing -- As education levels increase, female labor force participation will likely increase -- A demographic gift? -- The social contract is no longer sustainable -- Opening the door to women : policy directions -- A roadmap for reform -- Policies to address the region's challenges -- Closing the remaining gender gaps in human deelopment -- Expanding economic opportunities for women -- Closing gender gaps in voice and agency -- Supporting evidence-based policy making -- References -- Technical annex -- Appendix 1. 000735056 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000735056 650_0 $$aWomen's rights$$zMiddle East. 000735056 650_0 $$aWomen's rights$$zAfrica, North. 000735056 650_0 $$aSex discrimination against women$$zMiddle East. 000735056 650_0 $$aSex discrimination against women$$zAfrica, North. 000735056 650_0 $$aWomen$$xLegal status, laws, etc.$$zMiddle East. 000735056 650_0 $$aWomen$$xLegal status, laws, etc.$$zAfrica, North. 000735056 7102_ $$aWorld Bank. 000735056 852__ $$bebk 000735056 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/usiricelib/Doc?id=10662090$$zOnline Access 000735056 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:735056$$pGLOBAL_SET 000735056 980__ $$aEBOOK 000735056 980__ $$aBIB 000735056 982__ $$aEbook 000735056 983__ $$aOnline