Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific Region: A Comprehensive Analysis of Existing Research and Data

Publication | May 2023
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The analysis focuses on entrepreneurship and on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises owned by women. Drawing on over 200 published papers and studies and 11 quantitative datasets, it looks at what fosters and what hinders women’s economic empowerment in the Pacific. It considers business ownership, formalization, and expansion; violence against women and girls; and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials include recommendations for research, policy, and programming.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Key Findings
  • Conclusions and Recommendations

Additional Details

Type
Subjects
  • Gender Equality
  • Social protection - labor and employment
Countries
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Nauru
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
Pages
  • 104
Dimensions
  • 8.5 x 11
SKU
  • TCS230164-2
ISBN
  • 978-92-9270-147-5 (print)
  • 978-92-9270-148-2 (electronic)
  • 978-92-9270-149-9 (ebook)

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