Women in Vanuatu : Analyzing
 Challenges to Economic Participation
Keywords
CUSTOMARY LAWBARRIERS TO WOMEN
GENDER ISSUES
ACCESS TO FINANCE
OVERSEAS INVESTOR
EQUAL TREATMENT
LAND REGISTRATION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
CHILD CARE
HOUSES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
ROLE OF WOMEN
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
JUSTICE
INTEGRATION OF GENDER
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
CRIMINAL
PROPERTY RIGHTS
DISCRIMINATORY CUSTOM
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
JUDGES
GENDER-RELATED ISSUES
DESCENT
MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION
BENEFITS FOR WOMEN
START-UP
PROPORTION OF WOMEN
BUSINESS INCUBATORS
MARKET ECONOMY
BUSINESS ENTRY
GENDER ACTION
FAMILY PROTECTION
IMPRISONMENT
SMALL BUSINESS
BUSINESS COOPERATIVES
RULE OF LAW
START-UPS
CUSTOMARY LAWS
ENROLLMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
EXPLOITATION
ADVISORY SERVICES
GENDER CONCERNS
OUTREACH
REPAYMENT HISTORIES
TEENAGE PREGNANCY
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION
GENDER INEQUALITIES
LOANS FOR BUSINESS
RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
DAMAGES
SMALL BUSINESSES
CASE LAW
WOMEN IN POLITICS
RECEIPTS
SEX
EXCHANGE CONTROL
LAND OWNERSHIP
BANKS
DIVORCE
OFFENSES
EXPATRIATE
LEGAL REQUIREMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ACCESS TO HEALTH
GENDER ROLES
LEGISLATION
ECONOMIC RESOURCE
EQUAL RIGHTS
BANK BORROWERS
UNION
ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
PREGNANCY
FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR
COURT
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
NUTRITION
BORROWING
GENDER GAPS
BUSINESS OWNER
FEMALE CLIENTS
INHERITANCE
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
LEGAL LITERACY
EMPLOYEE
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
SCHOLARSHIPS
REGIONAL CREDIT
CREDIT ACCESS
ISLAND WOMEN
DISABILITIES
ADVISORY SERVICE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
WOMAN
ADULTERY
INSURANCE
WOMEN BORROWERS
VILLAGE
GENDER PARITY
HOMES
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
INFORMAL SECTOR
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
EQUAL REMUNERATION
LAWS
NUCLEAR FAMILY
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT LAW
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
JUDGE
CUSTOMARY PRACTICE
LEGAL ADVICE
DOMINANCE
LEGAL STATUS
SAVINGS
UNEMPLOYMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS LOANS
ENTRY BARRIERS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
FINANCIAL LITERACY
SECURITIES
FEMALES
GOOD CREDIT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
UNITED NATIONS
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
HUSBANDS
MARGINALIZATION
GIRLS
FORMAL ECONOMY
TRAINING CENTERS
COLLATERAL
ACCESS TO CREDIT
FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LIMITED ACCESS
BUSINESS WOMEN
VICTIMS
COOPERATIVES
GENDER EQUALITY
LAND RIGHTS
ACTION FOR WOMEN
DISCRIMINATION
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
GENDER DIMENSIONS
POOR ACCESS
FAMILY LAW
ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS
LABOR FORCE
CREDIT HISTORIES
WILL
ACCESS TO LAND
BUSINESS SUCCESS
BUSINESS ADVICE
SOCIAL SECURITY
PENAL CODE
CURRENT ACCOUNT
SOCIAL BARRIERS
FAMILIES
MICROFINANCE
BUSINESSWOMEN
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS CENTER
BANK LOANS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
LACK OF AWARENESS
LABOR MARKET
LOAN REPAYMENT
DISCRIMINATORY LAWS
REPAYMENT
GENDER
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
CUSTOM
GENDER ANALYSIS
ENROLLMENTS
HUSBAND
UNDP
PRIVACY
MALE HEIRS
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
BANK FINANCING
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN CANDIDATES
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
HOME
EXPENDITURE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SEXUAL ASSAULTS
COMMERCIAL BANKS
WIFE
LOAN
PROPRIETORSHIPS
VILLAGES
COURTS
CERTIFICATION SYSTEM
FARMERS
FEMALE
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
MARRIED WOMAN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
LIBERTY
FEMINIST
SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
STATUS OF WOMEN
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
DIVERSIFICATION
ANTIDISCRIMINATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WOMEN IN SOCIETY
RAPE
BUSINESS PLAN
FAMILY BUSINESS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
HOUSEHOLDS
ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN
MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY
ACCESS TO MARKETS
BUSINESSWOMAN
CREDIT BUREAU
REAL ESTATE
HANDICRAFTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ADVOCACY
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2624Abstract
Women's contributions to poverty
 reduction, economic growth, and private sector development
 are increasingly recognized globally. A growing amount of
 research demonstrates the link between women's
 empowerment and societal well-being. Yet research also
 indicates that woman's economic contributions continue
 to lag behind their achievements in health and education,
 and a variety of barriers still prevent women in many parts
 of the world from fully contributing to the economy. Women
 in Vanuatu: analyzing challenges to economic participation
 is a step toward filling this gap, spurred by the growing
 recognition in Vanuatu and the broader pacific region of the
 need to better address gender inequalities. The publication
 presents a comprehensive analysis of institutional, legal,
 and regulatory barriers to women's full economic
 participation in Vanuatu and proposes measures to address
 these to ensure a level playing field for both women and
 men. This work has been a collaborative effort between
 Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and
 the World Bank's Gender Group, in partnership with
 International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Foreign
 Investment Advisory Service (FIAS). A number of the
 study's recommendations, which emerged from
 consultations with representatives of the government, the
 private sector, and civil society in Vanuatu, are being
 addressed in World Bank Group regional programming going forward.Date
2009Type
Publications & Research :: PublicationIdentifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/2624978-0-8213-7909-7
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2624
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