Opening doors (Record no. 153754)
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| control field | 20171002063220.0 |
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid LC control number | 2012047956 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780821397633 (alk. paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780821397640 (e-book) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr10662090 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)828059544 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CaPaEBR |
| Transcribing agency | CaPaEBR |
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| Geographic area code | aw----- |
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| 050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | HQ1236.5.M653 |
| Item number | O64 2013eb |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.420956 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Opening doors |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | gender equality and development in the Middle East and North Africa / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | The World Bank. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | World Bank, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2013. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvii, 187 p. : |
| Other physical details | col. ill. |
| 440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
| Title | MENA development report |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Gender equality in MENA : the facts and the puzzle -- Impressive achievements in human development -- Little discrimination between girls and boys within the household -- Of the lowest rates of excess female mortality in the world -- Rapid declines in maternal mortality -- More girls in school than in much of the world -- Virtually no gender gaps in enrolment, and reverse gender gaps in university, and math performance -- MENA's performance in human development is largely explained by economic development and wealth -- Some challenges remain -- The puzzle in MENA : why do women participate in such few numbers outside the home? -- Women in the workforce -- Women in business -- Women in politics -- What explains the mena puzzle? -- Religion is too simplistic an explanation -- Oil endowments alone cannot explain the paradox either -- Social norms and the legal framework limit women's agency -- Social and cultural norms constrain women's roles outside the home -- Evolving norms and the invisible hand of marriage -- Equality under the law and its enforcement is critical for women's agency -- Legal systems differ widely and derive from multiple sources -- Legal constraints to women's agency in MENA -- Economic incentives dampen participation in the workforce -- A social contract underpinned by a generous but costly welfare state -- Extensive public sector employment with generous compensation -- Generous subsidies encourage women to stay at home -- State regulation and intervention in the market -- Heavy investment in education, but not the kind that businesses want -- Unequal access to entrepreneurship opportunities -- The time for reform is now -- Aspirations are changing -- As education levels increase, female labor force participation will likely increase -- A demographic gift? -- The social contract is no longer sustainable -- Opening the door to women : policy directions -- A roadmap for reform -- Policies to address the region's challenges -- Closing the remaining gender gaps in human deelopment -- Expanding economic opportunities for women -- Closing gender gaps in voice and agency -- Supporting evidence-based policy making -- References -- Technical annex -- Appendix 1. |
| 533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
| Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. |
| Place of reproduction | Palo Alto, Calif. : |
| Agency responsible for reproduction | ebrary, |
| Date of reproduction | 2013. |
| Note about reproduction | Available via World Wide Web. |
| -- | Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Women's rights |
| Geographic subdivision | Middle East. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Women's rights |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa, North. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sex discrimination against women |
| Geographic subdivision | Middle East. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sex discrimination against women |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa, North. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Women |
| General subdivision | Legal status, laws, etc. |
| Geographic subdivision | Middle East. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Women |
| General subdivision | Legal status, laws, etc. |
| Geographic subdivision | Africa, North. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | World Bank. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ebrary, Inc. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10662090">http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10662090</a> |
| Public note | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Put command parameter | 170314 |
| 942 00 - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Electronic Book |
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