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Women in Vanuatu : analyzing challenges to economic participation /
Vanuatu is a traditionally male dominated 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. Available statistics suggest th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Private sector development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Vanuatu is a traditionally male dominated 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. Available statistics suggest that women own nearly 30 percent of all businesses and approximately 20 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises. Yet, government support for women's economic empowerment and women in business has been limited, and reforms are needed to the general legal framework to ensure gender equality. This v. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 103 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-96) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821379103 0821379100 1282101137 9781282101135 9786612101137 661210113X |