Empowering the Other Half: Women and Private Sector Growth in the Pacific
Asian Development Bank | December 2015
Abstract
This publication was produced by the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, a regional technical
assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Australia, and the
New Zealand government.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2015. Empowering the Other Half: Women and Private Sector Growth in the Pacific. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5293. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Gender
Gender Bias
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Gaps
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Gender Relations
Gender Roles
Comparative Analysis
Social Research
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Women's Rights
Equal Opportunity
Equal Pay
Feminism
Men's Role
Gender-based analysis
Sex differences
Women's movements
Emancipation of women
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