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BoseruppointedoutavarietyofsubjectsthataresystematicallyLourdesBeneriaandGitaSenMorethanaadehaspassedsinceEsterBoserup'sbook, Woman's.relatedtotheroleofwomenintheeconomyThisshortpaperaimstohighlighttheimportantrolewomenhaveandcanplayineconomicdevelopment.In theliteratureondevelopmentspecificroleofwomenhadbeenlargelyignored,particularlythetionofhowdevelopmentaffectswomen'ssubordinatepositionin societiesTheWorldSurveyontheRoleofWomeninDevelopment,onthethemeof“whyaddressingwomen’sincomeandtimepovertymattersforsustainable development”,TheWorldSurveyontheRoleofWomeninDevelopmentisaSecretaryGeneral’sreport,mandatedbytheEconomicandFinancialCommittee (SecondCommittee)oftheWomenEmpowermentandEconomicDevelopmentinThishighlightsthekeyissueofhowtheroleofwomenineconomic developmenthasorhasnotchangedoverthepastfouradesindevelopingcountries,andcoverscrucialTheWorldSurveyontheRoleofWomeninDevelopment, onthethemeof“whyaddressingwomen’sincomeandtimepovertymattersforsustainabledevelopment”,wasfirstissuedbytheUnitedNationsinasaReportof theSecretary-General(A/74/)Thisshortpaperaimstohighlighttheimportantrolewomenhaveandcanplayineconomicdevelopment.TheWorldSurveyonthe RoleofWomeninDevelopmentisaSecretaryGeneral’sreport,mandatedbytheEconomicandFinancialCommittee(SecondCommittee)oftheGeneral Assemblywhichfocusesonmacroeconomicpolicy,sustainabledevelopment,financingandpovertyeradicationThereisabidirectionalrelationshipbetween economicdevelopmentandwomen’sempowermentdefinedasimprovingtheabilityofwomentoaccesstheconstituentsofdevelopment inparticularhealth, education,earningopportunities,rights,andpoliticalparticipationroleinthedevelopmentprocessTheWorldSurveyontheRoleofWomeninDevelopment,on thethemeof“whyaddressingwomen’sincomeandtimepovertymattersforsustainabledevelopment”,wasfirstissuedbytheUnitedNationsinasaReportofthe Secretary-General(A/74/)TheWorldSurveyontheRoleofWomeninDevelopmentisaSecretaryGeneral’sreport,mandatedbytheEconomicandFinancial Committee(SecondCommittee)oftheGeneralAssemblywhichfocusesonmacroeconomicpolicy,sustainabledevelopment,financingandpovertyeradication EstherDuflo*DETAILSItaddressesthreequestions:whatistheevidencebasetosupportinvestinginwomen?Whatarethecurrentconstraintsonrealisingthe fullpotentialofwomenintheprocessofeconomicdevelopment?Itaddressesthreequestions:whatistheevidencebasetosupportinvestinginwomen?
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