1、Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure Authorized2Gender Equality in Development:A Ten-Year Retrospective4Table of ContentsAbbreviationsOverview 91 Trends in Key Global and Regional Indicators 131.1 Improving human endowments 131.2 Remov

2、ing constraints on provision of more and better jobs 151.3 Removing barriers to womens ownership and control over assets 201.4 Enhancing womens voice and agency 221.5 Persistence of gender gaps:potential causes 252 WBG Engagement on Gender and Main Findings 292.1 Generating data,knowledge,and eviden

3、ce on gender 312.2 Leveraging knowledge to address gender gaps in WBG operations 332.3 Targeting country-level outcomes through country-driven approaches 362.4 Partnering to maximize impact 383 Looking Ahead 41References 43Annex A:Progress over time in Gender Equality 51Annex B:Leveraging the learni

4、ng-adapting-expanding approach to tackle gender gaps 65AcknowledgmentsThis Report has been prepared by a core team comprising Andrea Kucey,Abhilasha Sahay,Brett J.Libresco,Diego Ubfal,Chiara Broccolini,and Jen-nifer Solotaroff.Valuable inputs were provided by Tanima Ahmed,Diana Arango,Anna Tabitha B

5、onfert,Helle Buchhave,Sarah Bunker,Abigail Goodnow Dalton,Laila Elrefai,Jessica Gesund Forero,Alessandra Heine-mann,Azada Hussaini,Heather Mae Kipnis,Liz Koechlein,Jana Malinska,Mirai Maruo,Elizabeth Afua Laura Mensah,Heather Moylan,Maria Beat-riz Orlando,Carla Pittalis,Laura Rawlings,Hilary Margare

6、t Helen Steiner,Cindy Suh,Priyanka Tayal,and Wendy Teleki,Carol Marina Tojeiro.The team received valuable comments and suggestions from Paola Bui-trago Hernndez,Jacobus Joost De Hoop,Sameera Maziad Al Tuwaijri,Besa Rizvanolli,Anna Fruttero,Michael OSullivan,Louise Twining-Ward,and Mary Borrowman.The