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Women in Vanuatu :analyzing challenges to economic participation / Chakriya Bowman...[et. al.]

Washington, DC :World Bank ,2009


xiii, 103 p. ,graphs, maps ; 23 cm.

ISBN9780821379097


Directions in development

"Vanuatu is a traditional and largely patriarchal society; women have extremely low representation in Parliament and in other decision-making bodies. Despite this, women are increasingly involved in private sector development and in the market economy. Yet government support for women's economic empowerment and for businesswomen has been limited, and reforms are needed to the general legal framework to ensure gender equity. This groundbreaking book, "Women in Vanuatu", brings together data and available evidence on the subject and makes the case for actions needed to ensure gender equality. The authors argue that designing and implementing measures that benefit both women and men makes good economic sense and will ultimately strengthen all businesses in Vanuatu."
Equality -- Vanuatu
Privatization -- Vanuatu
Women
Women
Women in development

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