Women as Agents of Change : Having Voice in Society and Influencing Policy

The World Bank's World Development Report (WDR) on gender equality and development identified women's voice, agency, and participation as a key dimension of gender equality and as a major policy priority. Agency, as defined in the WDR2012...

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Main Author:	Markham, Susan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACHIEVEMENT OF GENDER EQUALITY ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN ADVOCACY ARMED CONFLICT BARRIERS TO WOMEN BIRTH CERTIFICATE CABINET CABINETS CANDIDATES CAPACITY OF WOMEN CAREGIVERS CIVIL SOCIETY CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES DEMOCRACY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMICS EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ELECTION ELECTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS ELECTORAL PROCESSES ELECTORAL SYSTEM ELECTORAL SYSTEMS EMERGING DEMOCRACIES EMPOWERMENT EQUAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN EQUAL PAY EXECUTIVE BRANCH FAMILIES FEMALE FEMALE CANDIDATE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION FRANCHISE GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER AWARENESS GENDER BIAS GENDER BIASES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER NORMS GENDER PERSPECTIVE GENDER QUOTAS GENDER RELATIONS GENDER ROLES GENDER STEREOTYPES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HEALTH CARE LAW HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HUSBAND INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTIONS LABOR LAWS LAW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE BODIES LEGISLATOR LEGISLATORS LOCAL WOMEN MATERNITY LEAVE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MONARCHS MP NEW TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PARLIAMENT PARLIAMENTARIANS PARLIAMENTS PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN POLITICS PEACE PENSIONS POLICY ISSUES POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL PROCESSES POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES POLITICAL SYSTEM POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER OF WOMEN PRIME MINISTER PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC ROLES REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES RIGHTS OF WOMEN ROLE OF WOMEN SANCTIONS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOLS SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIOLOGY STATUS OF WOMEN SUFFRAGE UNDP UNICEF UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VOTER TURNOUT WILL WOMAN WOMEN CANDIDATES WOMEN HEADS OF STATE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP WOMEN IN POLITICS WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE WOMEN LEADERS WOMEN LEGISLATORS WOMEN MAYORS WOMENAPOS;S ISSUES WORKING MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH
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