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Economic opportunities for women in the East Asia and Pacific Region

Kirkwood, Daniel, Malhotra, Dhruv, Ellis, Amanda

2010

Overview

East Asia and the Pacific is a region of dynamic growth. Women have contributed significantly to this growth and have benefited from it through active participation in the labor market. However, women are still disproportionately represented in the informal sector and in low paid work. Efforts to identify barriers to women's business and entrepreneurial activities in the region are critical not only to facilitate inclusive growth in a national context but also to counter the increasing trend of female migratory flows in the region. This report highlights' both the challenges and the economic opportunities for businesswomen in the region offers some useful potential pointers for reform.

• Publisher: World Bank,World Bank Publications,The World Bank
• Subject: ACCESS FOR WOMEN / ACCESS TO CAPITAL / ACCESS TO CREDIT / ACCESS TO EDUCATION / ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT / ACCESS TO FINANCE / ACCESS TO INFORMATION / ACCESS TO RESOURCES / ACCESS TO TRAINING / ACCESSIBILITY / ADULT LITERACY / ADVANCED ECONOMIES / Asiatisch-pazifischer Raum / BANK LOAN / BANK LOANS / BANKING SYSTEMS / BANKRUPTCIES / BANKRUPTCY / BARRIERS TO WOMEN / BIASES / BORROWER / Business / BUSINESS ACUMEN / BUSINESS COMMUNITY / BUSINESS CREDIT / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES / BUSINESS ENTRY / BUSINESS LOANS / BUSINESS OWNERS / BUSINESS PLAN / BUSINESS SUCCESS / BUSINESS TRAINING / BUSINESS WOMAN / BUSINESSWOMEN / CAPITAL ACCUMULATION / CAPITAL ASSETS / CAPITAL REQUIREMENT / CHARACTERISTICS OF WOMEN / CHECKING ACCOUNT / CHILD CARE / COLLATERAL / COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS / COMMERCIAL BANKS / CORRUPTION / CREDIT ACCESS / CREDIT BUREAU / CREDIT BUREAUS / CREDIT CONSTRAINTS / CREDIT INFORMATION / CREDIT INFORMATIONS / CREDIT OPTIONS / CREDIT PRODUCT / CREDIT REGISTRIES / CREDIT REGISTRY / CREDITOR / CREDITORS / CREDITWORTHINESS / CULTURAL BARRIERS / DEVELOPING COUNTRIES / Development / DEVELOPMENT BANK / DISCRIMINATION / DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN / DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT / DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES / DISSEMINATION / E-GOVERNMENT / EARLY MARRIAGE / EARNINGS / East Asia / Economic conditions / ECONOMIC COOPERATION / ECONOMIC CRISIS / ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT / ECONOMIC EQUALITY / ECONOMIC GROWTH / ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES / ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY / ECONOMIC RIGHTS / EMPLOYEE / EMPLOYER / EMPLOYERS / EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES / ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS / ENROLLMENT / ENTERPRISE GROWTH / Enterprises / ENTREPRENEUR / ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES / ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES / ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL / EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / EQUAL RIGHT / EQUAL RIGHTS / EQUALITY / FACILITATION / FAMILY RESOURCES / FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES / FEMALE BUSINESS / FEMALE BUSINESS OWNERSHIP / FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR / FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS / FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP / FEMALE LITERACY / FINANCIAL ACCESS / FINANCIAL INSTITUTION / FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / FINANCIAL LITERACY / FINANCIAL PRODUCTS / FINANCIAL PROVIDERS / FINANCING COSTS / FLEXIBLE REPAYMENT / FORMAL EQUALITY / FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS / FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION / GENDER / GENDER ASSESSMENT / GENDER BIAS / GENDER DISCRIMINATION / GENDER EQUALITY / GENDER EQUITY / GENDER GAP / GENDER GAPS / GENDER INEQUALITIES / GENDER INEQUALITY / GOVERNMENT POLICY / GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT / GROSS NATIONAL INCOME / GUARANTOR / HIGH INTEREST RATES / HUMAN CAPITAL / HUMAN DEVELOPMENT / HUMAN RIGHTS / HUSBAND / HUSBANDS / IMMEDIATE ACCESS / IMMOVABLE PROPERTY / INCOME CATEGORY / INEQUALITIES / INHERITANCE / INSTALLMENTS / INTERNATIONAL BANK / INTERNATIONAL FINANCE / INTERNATIONAL TRADE / INVESTMENT BANK / LABOR FORCE / LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION / LABOR MARKET / LABOUR MARKET / LACK OF ACCESS / LACK OF AWARENESS / LACK OF CREDIT / LACK OF INFORMATION / LACK OF KNOWLEDGE / LAND OWNERSHIP / LAND RIGHTS / LAND TENURE / LEGAL REQUIREMENTS / LEGAL STATUS / LENDER / LENDERS / LITERACY RATES / LOAN / LOAN AMOUNTS / LOAN APPLICATION / LOAN APPLICATION PROCEDURES / LOAN APPLICATIONS / LOAN GUARANTEE / MARKET ECONOMIES / MARRIED WOMEN / MATERNITY LEAVE / MICROCREDIT / MICROFINANCE / MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS / MONEY LENDERS / NEEDS OF WOMEN / NEW BUSINESSES / NEW COMPANY / OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP / OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN / OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN / Ostasien / OVERDRAFT / Pacific Area / Pacific Region / PRIVATE CREDIT / PROPERTY RIGHTS / PUBLIC CREDIT / PURCHASING POWER / PURCHASING POWER PARITY / RED TAPE / REPAYMENT / REPAYMENT RATE / REPAYMENT RATES / REPAYMENT SCHEDULES / REPAYMENTS / SAFETY NETS / SELF-EMPLOYMENT / SEX / SMALL BUSINESSES / SMALL ENTERPRISES / SOCIAL COMMISSION / SOCIAL NETWORKS / SOURCES OF FINANCE / SPECIAL CREDIT / START-UP / START-UP CAPITAL / TECHNICAL SUPPORT / TECHNICAL TRAINING / TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES / UNEMPLOYED WOMEN / UNEMPLOYMENT / UNEQUAL ACCESS / Unternehmer / VILLAGE / VULNERABILITY / Weibliche Arbeitskräfte / Weibliche Führungskräfte / WOMAN / WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR / Women / Women -- East Asia -- Economic conditions / Women -- Pacific Area -- Economic conditions / WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS / WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS / WOMEN IN BUSINESS / WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT / Women workers / Women's work / Women-owned business enterprises
• ISBN: 0821383000, 9780821383001