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Economic Opportunities for Women in the East Asia and Pacific region

East Asia and the Pacific is a region of dynamic growth. Women have contributed significantly to this growth and have benefited from it through active participation in the labor market. However, women are still disproportionately represented in the...

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Main Authors:	Ellis, Amanda, Kirkwood, Daniel, Malhotra, Dhruv
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS FOR WOMEN ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESS TO TRAINING ACCESSIBILITY ADULT LITERACY ADVANCED ECONOMIES BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCIES BANKRUPTCY BARRIERS TO WOMEN BIASES BORROWER BUSINESS ACUMEN BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS CREDIT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS LOANS BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS SUCCESS BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESS WOMAN BUSINESSWOMEN CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL ASSETS CAPITAL REQUIREMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN CHECKING ACCOUNT CHILD CARE COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKS CORRUPTION CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT BUREAU CREDIT BUREAUS CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATIONS CREDIT OPTIONS CREDIT PRODUCT CREDIT REGISTRIES CREDIT REGISTRY CREDITOR CREDITORS CREDITWORTHINESS CULTURAL BARRIERS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES DISSEMINATION E-GOVERNMENT EARLY MARRIAGE EARNINGS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC EQUALITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC RIGHTS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENROLLMENT ENTERPRISE GROWTH ENTREPRENEUR ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUAL RIGHT EQUAL RIGHTS EQUALITY FACILITATION FAMILY RESOURCES FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES FEMALE BUSINESS FEMALE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP FEMALE LITERACY FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL PROVIDERS FINANCING COSTS FLEXIBLE REPAYMENT FORMAL EQUALITY FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION GENDER GENDER ASSESSMENT GENDER BIAS GENDER DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GOVERNMENT POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME GUARANTOR HIGH INTEREST RATES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND HUSBANDS ID IMMEDIATE ACCESS IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME CATEGORY INEQUALITIES INHERITANCE INSTALLMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT BANK LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOUR MARKET LACK OF ACCESS LACK OF AWARENESS LACK OF CREDIT LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RIGHTS LAND TENURE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL STATUS LENDER LENDERS LITERACY RATES LOAN LOAN AMOUNTS LOAN APPLICATION LOAN APPLICATION PROCEDURES LOAN APPLICATIONS LOAN GUARANTEE MARKET ECONOMIES MARRIED WOMEN MATERNITY LEAVE MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONEY LENDERS NEEDS OF WOMEN NEW BUSINESSES NEW COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN OVERDRAFT PRIVATE CREDIT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC CREDIT PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY RED TAPE REPAYMENT REPAYMENT RATE REPAYMENT RATES REPAYMENT SCHEDULES REPAYMENTS SAFETY NETS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SEX SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL COMMISSION SOCIAL NETWORKS SOURCES OF FINANCE SPECIAL CREDIT START-UP START-UP CAPITAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNICAL TRAINING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNEMPLOYED WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT UNEQUAL ACCESS VILLAGE VULNERABILITY WOMAN WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN IN BUSINESS WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT
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