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by: World Bank
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The WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development will focus on the
evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the
development process. The report will consider gender equality as a core
development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters
for the pace of development. Improvements in gender equality can
generate gains in economic efficiency and improvements in other
development outcomes. And gender equality has consequences for the
quality and representativeness of the institutions a society
develops.
For key dimensions of gender equality, the report will show that
although many women around the world still continue to struggle with
gender-based disadvantages, much has changed for the better and at a
more rapid pace than ever before. But the report will also show that
progress needs to be expanded, protected and deepened.
In order to understand why progress has varied across dimensions of
gender equality and between countries, the report will look at how
markets interact with formal and informal institutions to influence
household decision-making by providing incentives, shaping preferences,
or imposing constraints. Markets and institutions can combine to
provide strong incentives for greater gender equality, but can also
fail to do so if they treat males and females differentially.
Policymakers and practitioners still face gaps in knowledge both in
how gender equality matters for development and how best to incorporate
these links in policy design. This WDR aims to bridge these gaps by
building upon the growing body of multidisciplinary theory, evidence,
and data on these links while highlighting the knowledge gaps that
remain.
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