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The World Bank Group takes as its starting point that no country, community, or economy can achieve its potential or meet the challenges of the 21st century without the full and equal participation of women and men, girls and boys.

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Violence Against Women and Girls: Disaster Risk Management Brief

Country/ City

World
Topic

Disaster Risk Management, Gender

Published On

April 08, 2015
Author(s)

Floriza Gennari, Diana Arango, Anne-Marie Urban, Jennifer McCleary-Sills

Abstract

Violence Against Women and Girls: Disaster Risk Management Brief

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) has negative impacts on their physical and mental health. Health care settings provide a unique opportunity to identify VAWG survivors, provide critical support services, and prevent future harm.

Expanding Women's Access to Land and Housing in Urban Areas

Country/ City

World
Topic

Housing, Urban Planning, Gender

Published On

October 14, 2014
Author(s)

Carole Rakodi

Abstract

Expanding Women's Access to Land and Housing in Urban Areas

Evidence is mounting that secure property rights have positive effects for poor people in general and women in particular. The aim of this report is to review what is known about women's access to and control over land and real property in urban settings, identifying approaches to strengthening property rights that enhance women s agency, and sharing key lessons.

Inclusion Matters : The Foundation for Shared Prosperity

Country/ City

World
Topic

Economic and Social Development, Gender, Policy and Governance

Published On

October 18, 2013
Author(s)

The World Bank

Abstract

Inclusion Matters : The Foundation for Shared Prosperity

Today, the world is at a conjuncture where issues of exclusion and inclusion are assuming new significance for both developed and developing countries. The imperative for social inclusion has blurred the distinction between these two stylized poles of development. Countries that used to be referred to as developed are grappling with issues of exclusion and inclusion perhaps more intensely today than they did a decade ago.

Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: an Overview

Country/ City

World
Topic

Disaster Risk Management, Health, Economic and Social Development, Gender

Published On

February 14, 2013
Author(s)

Mayra Buvinic , Monica Das Gupta , Ursula Casabonne , Philip Verwimp

Abstract

Violent Conflict and Gender Inequality: an Overview

Violent conflict, a pervasive feature of the recent global landscape, has lasting impacts on human capital, and these impacts are seldom gender neutral. Death and destruction alter the structure and dynamics of households, including their demographic profiles and traditional gender roles. To date, attention to the gender impacts of conflict has focused almost exclusively on sexual and gender-based violence.