, increasing women's power would lead to a worsening of gender discrimination against girls. This is likely the result of deeply …

Empirical evidence suggests that women are more vulnerable to chronic poverty and gender inequality is likely to … condition the impacts of policies on the rest of the economy and consequently on poverty itself. While gender … economically direct way by which governments can influence individual behavior, requests have been made for gender-responsive tax …

recent high oil prices through a gender lens in South Africa. A multisector general equilibrium framework is developed to … the household economy along with the market economy. The simulation scenarios combine increases in world prices of crude … shock. The gender employment gap also increases under the fixed petroleum price scenarios regardless of the tax …

traditional and harmful gender stereotypes. The objectives of the study were to understand the impact that structural and proximal …

Pakistan remains one of the region's poorest performers against MDG targets. Progress toward education, gender, and …

Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Poverty remains high at 43 percent of the … goal (MDG) targets in education, health, and poverty reduction. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important …

Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender …

about 23 percent in 2007 to 12-13 percent in 2012. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important determinants of …