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Gender Dimensions of Investment Climate Reform : A Guide for Policy Makers and PractitionersPromoting women's economic empowerment is increasingly seen as an important driving force behind economic growth and the fight against poverty. Women's economic participation as entrepreneurs, employees, and leaders is recognized as a measure of a country's economic viability and dynamism. The guide starts with a brief section on the economic rationale for gender inclusion in investment climate reform work. It is then divided into nine modules. Recognizing the socioeconomic dimensions of gender-focused work, the core module outlines the broader, overarching framework within which gender-informed investment climate work can take place. It also focuses on the monitoring and evaluation framework, with particular emphasis on establishing appropriate baselines to facilitate the measurement of gender-informed changes in the business environment. The eight thematic modules provide specific guidance on key investment climate issues comprising: (i) public-private dialogue, (ii) business start-up and operation, (iii) business taxation, (iv) trade logistics, (v) secured lending, (vi) alternative dispute resolution, (vii) special economic zones, and (viii) foreign investment policy and promotion. Thematic modules are designed to guide the reader through the project cycle and present the three-step process: (a) diagnostic, (b) solution design, and (c) implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
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Gender Dimensions of Investment
 Climate Reform : A Guide for Policy Makers and PractitionersPromoting women's economic
 empowerment is increasingly seen as an important driving
 force behind economic growth and the fight against poverty.
 Women's economic participation as entrepreneurs,
 employees, and leaders is recognized as a measure of a
 country's economic viability and dynamism. The guide
 starts with a brief section on the economic rationale for
 gender inclusion in investment climate reform work. It is
 then divided into nine modules. Recognizing the
 socioeconomic dimensions of gender-focused work, the core
 module outlines the broader, overarching framework within
 which gender-informed investment climate work can take
 place. It also focuses on the monitoring and evaluation
 framework, with particular emphasis on establishing
 appropriate baselines to facilitate the measurement of
 gender-informed changes in the business environment. The
 eight thematic modules provide specific guidance on key
 investment climate issues comprising: (i) public-private
 dialogue, (ii) business start-up and operation, (iii)
 business taxation, (iv) trade logistics, (v) secured
 lending, (vi) alternative dispute resolution, (vii) special
 economic zones, and (viii) foreign investment policy and
 promotion. Thematic modules are designed to guide the reader
 through the project cycle and present the three-step
 process: (a) diagnostic, (b) solution design, and (c)
 implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
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Arab Republic of Egypt : Gender assessment 2010The objective of this policy note is to
 examine the gender dimension of the Egyptian labor market,
 with a focus on identifying the scope for policies to
 improve female labor force participation. An update to the
 Egypt gender assessment report of 2003, it is envisioned as
 a contribution to programmatic work on gender and inclusion
 in Egypt, helping build evidence which can inform policy
 aimed at improving the participation and retention of women
 in the labor force. Analytical and investigative in nature,
 it is the hope that this note will motivate discussion and
 debate among stakeholders in the country. The questions to
 be addressed in the note are also relevant for policy
 discussions and Bank operations in other countries,
 especially those in the Middle East North Africa (MENA)
 region where females face similar challenges to labor force
 participation. Besides laying out the underlying correlates
 of gender gaps in these areas, the report recommended a
 comprehensive list of 'strategic interventions' by
 sector for the government and other development actors, in
 areas such as investment in women's education, the
 re-examination of certain discriminatory provisions in the
 country's legal system, and the promotion of cultural
 norms that value women as equal partners to men. In the
 sphere of women's economic opportunities, the report
 pinpointed vulnerabilities such as high unemployment rates
 (particularly among the more educated), and a
 disproportionate dependence on an already shrinking public
 sector. Highlighting the need for creating productive and
 sustainable jobs for women in the private sector, the report
 suggested initiatives such as increasing women's access
 to training, technology, land, credit and information.