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- catalog abstract "Investments in women matter not only to their own well-being, but also to that of their families, communities, and countries. This Policy Essay examines specific initiatives and projects aimed to benefit women in major sectors of World Bank project lending and considers the potential of the Bank to do even more. The study examines selected projects that have aimed to benefit women in major sectors of World Bank lending, spotlighting ones that have seemed to work well and drawing lessons from them; explores areas that remain as yet unrealized opportunities for Bank investments in women; and discusses a number of crosscutting issues that bear importantly on all of the World Bank's efforts to improve women's lives.".
- catalog contributor b9597467.
- catalog contributor b9597468.
- catalog contributor b9597469.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-84).".
- catalog description "Investments in women matter not only to their own well-being, but also to that of their families, communities, and countries. This Policy Essay examines specific initiatives and projects aimed to benefit women in major sectors of World Bank project lending and considers the potential of the Bank to do even more. The study examines selected projects that have aimed to benefit women in major sectors of World Bank lending, spotlighting ones that have seemed to work well and drawing lessons from them; explores areas that remain as yet unrealized opportunities for Bank investments in women; and discusses a number of crosscutting issues that bear importantly on all of the World Bank's efforts to improve women's lives.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Making the Case for Investing in Women. Women's Status Worldwide. The Bank's Overall Record. Translating Concepts into Practice -- pt. II. Investing in Women as Mothers. Population and Health. Education. Common Features in Social-Sector Projects -- pt. III. Investing in Women as Workers. Agriculture. Credit. Common Project Features -- pt. IV. Unrealized Opportunities. Infrastructure. Employment Generation for Poor Women -- pt. V. Concluding Observations. Major Findings. Defining Best Practices. Creating Enabling Conditions Within the World Bank -- Appendix. Excerpted Remarks from ODC/ICRW Conference -- About the ODC -- About the ICRW.".
- catalog extent "ix, 115 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Investing in women.".
- catalog identifier "1565170180 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Investing in women.".
- catalog isPartOf "Policy essay ; no. 19".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Published by the Overseas Development Council in cooperation with the International Center for Research on Women ; Baltimore, MD : Distributed by the Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "Investing in women.".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries".
- catalog spatial "Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "338.9/0083 20".
- catalog subject "HQ1240.5.D44 B88 1996".
- catalog subject "Women Developing countries Economic conditions.".
- catalog subject "Women Developing countries Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Women in development Developing countries.".
- catalog subject "World Bank.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Making the Case for Investing in Women. Women's Status Worldwide. The Bank's Overall Record. Translating Concepts into Practice -- pt. II. Investing in Women as Mothers. Population and Health. Education. Common Features in Social-Sector Projects -- pt. III. Investing in Women as Workers. Agriculture. Credit. Common Project Features -- pt. IV. Unrealized Opportunities. Infrastructure. Employment Generation for Poor Women -- pt. V. Concluding Observations. Major Findings. Defining Best Practices. Creating Enabling Conditions Within the World Bank -- Appendix. Excerpted Remarks from ODC/ICRW Conference -- About the ODC -- About the ICRW.".
- catalog title "Investing in women : progress and prospects for the World Bank / Mayra Buvinić, Catherine Gwin, and Lisa M. Bates.".
- catalog type "text".