Gender and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Women in the Public Sphere

by World Bank Policy, Nadereh Chamlou, World Bank Group

Decades of investment and improved policies have greatly increased women's education and health and have reduced their fertility rate. However, the expected payoffs in higher employment and economic growth have not materialized. Because of cultural and political barriers, only a third of women are in the labor force - the lowest rate in the world. Future economic growth must rely on human resources rather than on the natural resources relied on in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821356763
• ISBN13: 9780821356760
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.9"