Gender Dimensions Of Investment Climate Reform eBook

The economic empowerment of women is increasingly seen as one of the most important forces behind economic growth and the fight against poverty. Indeed, women''s economic participation in an economy as entrepreneurs, employees, and leaders is recognized as a measure of a country''s dynamism and viability.''Gender Dimensions of Investment Climate Reform'' provides fresh solutions to common issues that women entrepreneurs face. It presents actionable, replicable, and scalable tools for promoting gender-sensitive investment climate reforms that would benefit both women and men. The book enables development practitioners and policy makers who are not gender specialists to diagnose gender issues in an investment climate; design creative and practical solutions and recommendations for addressing gender constraints; and monitor and evaluate the implementation of those recommendations.