On one level, poverty exacerbates gender disparities. Inequalities between girls and boys in access to schooling or adequate health care are more acute among the poor than among those with higher incomes. These disparities disadvantage women and girls and limit their capacity to participate in and benefit from development. On another level, gender inequalities hinder development. Evidence brought together in this report shows this unambiguously. A...
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2001/01/01
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Engendering development through gender equality in rights, resources, and voice
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Gender Equality
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Mason,Andrew D.; King,Elizabeth M..
Engendering development through gender equality in rights, resources, and voice (Arabic). A World Bank policy research report Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/967671468166161420