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  • 1
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    Gender and COVID-19 : What have we Learnt, One Year Later? (2021)
    Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,
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    almafu_9960054841302883
    Format: 1 online resource (49 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper takes stock of new data and analysis to provide an up-to date picture of how women and men have been affected differently in terms of endowments, economic conditions, and agency. With regards to health outcomes, men have suffered a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 mortality, and more men than women were diagnosed with COVID-19. On the other hand, the disruptions in service provision have worsened reproductive health outcomes in several countries. In terms of education, data is scarce but there is no evidence for the hypothesis that families redirected scarce resources to prioritize education of boys over girls. However, girls report having taken on the additional care burden to a larger extent than boys, with potential impacts on their learning time. In terms of labor market consequences, women were more likely than men to stop working and have borne the brunt of the increase in the demand for care work. Businesses with female top managers have also experienced disproportionately more negative impacts. Finally, with respect to voice and agency, the risk of violence has increased for women and girls, especially intimate partner violence. In addition, women have been under-represented in decision-making on COVID-19 and, in some contexts, disadvantaged in access to critical information. The paper concludes with highlighting the importance of collecting sex-disaggregated data to understand the gender-differentiated impacts of the pandemic.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9709
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  • 2
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    She Helps Me All the Time : Underestimating Women's Economic Engagement in Rural Honduras (2020)
    Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,
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    almafu_9959377665902883
    Format: 1 online resource (32 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: This study aims to understand women's engagement in economic activities in rural Honduras and why these activities may not be accurately reflected in official statistics. The study finds that women underreport their engagement in economic activities, including production for own consumption, production of market goods, and remunerated services and commerce. Simulations suggest that the rural female labor force participation rate in Honduras is likely to be underestimated by 6 to 23 percentage points. Two main explanations are found. First, women identify themselves (and are identified) primarily as housewives, and the concepts of housework and employment are taken as mutually exclusive. Second, given this duality between housework and employment, women define "employment" based on a set of necessary characteristics that exclude many of their own activities. Specifically, work needs to (i) be conducted physically outside the home; (ii) be in exchange for money; and (iii) entail sufficient time commitment. Importantly, these conditions are not binding constraints for men to identify their own activities as economic activity. These results have implications for understanding the low labor force participation of women in rural communities in countries beyond Honduras, suggesting that low rates obscure a significant amount of economic activity in many countries.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9217
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  • 3
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    Gender Gaps in Peru : An Overview (2018)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV048272252
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Content: Closing the existing gender gaps will be required to boost shared prosperity and maximize poverty reduction efforts in Peru over the coming years. Gender inequities are not only unfair from an ethical and social perspective, but also economically inefficient. Greater gender equality can raise overall productivity, improve development outcomes, especially of the next generation, and lead to more representative decision making. This review of gender issues aims to uncover the main gender gaps in the country, and to identify potential policy recommendations that could help closing them in the coming years. Chapter 1 covers the legal and institutional framework and the issue of the agency of women; Chapter 2 provides an overview the situation with regards to the main endowments of health and education; and Chapter 3 deals with the existing gender gaps in economic opportunity
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/31820
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    Complex Decisions between Care and Paid Work : A Qualitative Study on the Demand for Childcare Services in Mexico City (2020)
    Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,
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    almafu_9959727705902883
    Format: 1 online resource (28 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: This study aims to improve the understanding of the barriers and enabling factors determining the demand for childcare in Mexico City. The study is based on focus group discussions and individual in-depth interviews with mothers and fathers (married or living in a union) of children ages zero to six years. The findings of this qualitative analysis confirm that for parents in Mexico City, decisions in favor of or against the use of childcare are based on: (1) the interplay between women's aspirations, the role of work in their lives, and the additional support they have; and (2) their perceptions of the care available, including convenience, overall quality, perceived opportunities for positive child development, and financial and non-financial costs (safety and risks to the child's well-being). The findings suggest that significant differences exist between women with higher education and those with lower levels of education living in different parts of the city (and from different socioeconomic backgrounds: middle-class vis-a-vis vulnerable women). The observed gaps are due to differences in their ability to make informed choices, their aspirations and work opportunities, the alternative support options available to them, and their ability to adapt to the childcare supply. These results highlight the relevance of: (1) promoting a more balanced distribution of childcare responsibilities between men and women; (2) communicating more transparently the benefits of using childcare services and the measures taken to ensure the safety and positive development of children; and (3) adapting the childcare centers' functioning to the needs of working parents.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9452
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  • 5
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    A Snapshot of Gender in Brazil Today : Institutions, Outcomes, and a Closer Look at Racial and Geographic Differences (2016)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV048267192
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Country Gender Assessment
    Content: The Gender Diagnostic: A Snapshot of Gender in Brazil Today: Institutions, Outcomes, and a Closer Look at Racial and Geographic Differences Gender issues in Brazil' highlights progress on gender equality in the country and lays out the main areas of persisting challenges. It details gender outcomes beyond the national aggregate and emphasizes that gender inequality in Brazil has to be understood at the intersection of gender/location of residence and gender/race
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/25976
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    "Fear is what weighs most : experiences of women in situations of violence in accessing support services in Brazil (2020)
    [Washington, DC, USA] : World Bank Group, Development Economics, Poverty and Equity Global Practice
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    b3kat_BV049079597
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 37 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 9186
    Language: English
    Keywords: Graue Literatur
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-9186
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    "If it's already tough, imagine for me..." : A Qualitative Perspective on Youth Out of School and Out of Work in Brazil (2018)
    Washington, D.C. :The World Bank,
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    almafu_9958391251302883
    Format: 1 online resource (56 pages)
    Series Statement: Policy research working papers.
    Content: Drawing on in-depth interviews with young women and men in rural and urban Brazil, this qualitative research explores gender dimensions in the causes and consequences of being "out of work and out of school." A key conclusion from this research is that this term (or the Portuguese: "nem-nem") does not translate well the complex realities of this highly heterogeneous group. The paper develops inductively from the data a typology of these youth, who face different barriers along their trajectories: a) barriers to building aspirations and internal motivation to return to school or work, b) barriers to action, and c) external barriers. Participants' position along this spectrum is shaped by social context and gender norms that frame youth's trajectories and envisioned futures. These observed patterns are particularly strong in rural areas, where youth perceive fewer quality economic opportunities and stronger division of gender roles within the household and in farming activities, which keeps young women in lower paid or unpaid roles. Participants who have successful trajectories to technical schools, universities, or formal work demonstrate strong resilience, which seems to be built on their relationships with their families, peers, partners, and role models.
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-8358
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  • 8
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    Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV048273122
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Content: Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how gender considerations are reflected in the examination of potential impacts of and responses to COVID-19. Not only women and girls can be expected to be impacted differently, but they can also play different roles in the response vis-a-vis men and boys that could enhance the likelihood of success
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/33622
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    Poverty and Gender in Malawi : A Background Paper for the 2021 Malawi Poverty Assessment (2021)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    UID:
    b3kat_BV049080633
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Other Poverty Study
    Content: The paper, which serves as a gender background paper for the 2021 Malawi Poverty Assessment, is structured as follows. It first presents the data and empirical strategy. Chapter two presents poverty data and discusses the intersection of poverty and gender. Poverty by household composition is essential for understanding gendered differences in poverty. From there, chapter three explores gender disparities in economic opportunities, following the analytical framework cited earlier. The authors will then move to potential drivers of economic outcomes: endowments (chapter four) and agency (chapter five). The last section offers conclusions
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.1596/37070
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  • 10
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    A spectre is haunting Arabia : how the Germans brought their communism to Yemen (2015)
    Bielefeld, Germany : transcript Verlag | Bielefeld, Germany :Transcript Verlag,
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    UID:
    almahu_9948019663402882
    Format: 1 online resource (441 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 3-8394-3225-1
    Series Statement: Edition Politik 26
    Content: Radical ideologies may manifest differently at first, but they do follow a similar logic: truth claims, promises of salvation and a unifying common enemy. In Yemen's transition process today, the secessionist movement Al-Hirak has summoned the spirit of South Yemen, the only Marxist state in Arabia. This book meticulously describes how East Germany supported the implantation of this alien ideology in Yemen through its policy of »Socialist state- and nation-building«. In the same breath, the analysis captures the GDR's activities in the Middle East and their vital role in Moscow's Cold War strategy. Last but least, the study provides one of the few compact overviews of East German foreign policy in the English language of today.
    Content: »Das Verdienst des Buches [ist es], gewohnte Forschungsperspektiven gewechselt und den Komplex des ostdeutsch-südjemenitischen Verhältnisses in einen größeren - primär das englischsprachige Publikum adressierenden - politikwissenschaftlich-theoretischen Kontext gerückt zu haben, indem er als ›socialist state- and nation-building‹ gefasst wurde.« Lutz Maeke, www.sehepunkte.de, 17/9 (2017) »Die Arbeit schließt eine wichtige Lücke in der Forschung zur DDR-Geschichte.« Michael Rohschürmann, Portal für Politikwissenschaft, 17.03.2016 Besprochen in: Jemen-Report (2016), Thanos Petouris The Chronicle, 01.04.2016
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter 1 Content 5 Abbreviations (in German and English) 11 Preface 13 CHAPTER 1. Then and Now 19 CHAPTER 2. State of Research 31 CHAPTER 3. Analytical Approach 47 CHAPTER 4. Squeezed between Bonn and Moscow 77 CHAPTER 5. Phase I: Between Internal Consolidation and International Recognition 85 CHAPTER 6. Phase II: From No.2 in the Eastern Bloc to Just Another Isolation 97 CHAPTER 7. The "Three Spheres of Foreign Policy Making" 109 CHAPTER 8. The GDR and the "Arab World" 157 CHAPTER 9. Forging a National Identity in Yemen's South 187 CHAPTER 10. Methodological Prelude 229 FOREIGN POLICY PHASE ANALYSIS 243 CHAPTER 11. Phase I: The Phase of Sampling and Creation 245 CHAPTER 12. Phase II 265 Interlude. South Yemen 297 CHAPTER 13. Phase III: The Phase of Continuity and Consolidation 307 CHAPTER 14. Phase IV: The Phase of Neglect - The GDR in Yemen from 1986 to 1990 329 CHAPTER 15. On the External and Internal Empirical "Limits" of East German Foreign Policy 356 CHAPTER 16. South Yemen as the Model Case of a Possible East German Foreign Policy 369 CHAPTER 17. Moscow, East Berlin and the "Hawks of Hadramawt" 383 I. Bibliography 397 II. Archival Documents 425 , In English.
    Additional Edition: ISBN 3-8376-3225-3
    Language: English
    DOI: 10.14361/9783839432259
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