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Towards Equal? : Women in Central America.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Women in Development and Gender Study.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Women in Development and Gender Study
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access To Finance.
- Agency.
- Gender.
- Gender And Economics.
- Gender And Social Policy.
- Inequality.
- Labor Markets.
- Maternal Mortality.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Social Protections And Labor.
- Unemployment.
- Violence Against Women.
- Local Subjects:
- Access To Finance.
- Agency.
- Gender.
- Gender And Economics.
- Gender And Social Policy.
- Inequality.
- Labor Markets.
- Maternal Mortality.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Social Protections And Labor.
- Unemployment.
- Violence Against Women.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Central America lags the rest of Latin America in outcomes related to women. The countries of Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama) have taken important steps toward increasing the inclusion of women and improving their social and economic outcomes. This report takes stock of this progress as well as continuing challenges faced by women in the region. It assesses women's legal rights and protections, access to endowments and economic opportunities, and manifestations of agency. A crucial message of this report is that the persistence of gender norms that limit women's roles and voices remains a key obstacle to increasing economic and social inclusion.
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