Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

8-23-1995

Conference Name

World Bank Press Briefing: The Bank's Contributions to and Preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing

Conference Location

Washington, D.C.

Conference Dates

1995-08-23

First Page

1

Last Page

37

Keywords

Gender equality, Structural adjustment, Women's economic empowerment

Abstract / Description

This document is a transcript of a World Bank press briefing held on August 23, 1995, on the Bank's contributions to and preparations for the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. Speakers include Ishrat Husain, Director of the Poverty and Social Policy Department, along with Minh Chau Nguyen and Kei Kawabata of the Gender Analysis and Policy unit. The briefing discusses the economic case for investing in women, the Bank's gender-related lending portfolio, and responses to questions on structural adjustment and gender policy in developing countries.

Comments

Transcript of a World Bank press briefing held in Room J 1050, 701 18th Street, NW, Washington, D.C., moderated by Klas Bergman, with Minh Chau Nguyen, Ishrat Husain, and Kei Kawabata as speakers. Publication date not stated. IH0231

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