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Barriers and Gateways to Women’s Labor Force Participation - Policy Insights from Middle Income Countries. 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. - April 28, 2010 - MC 8 – 100. 12:00 - 12:10pm Welcome Louise Cord , Sector Manager, LCSPP
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Barriers and Gateways to Women’s Labor Force Participation - Policy Insights from Middle Income Countries 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. - April 28, 2010 - MC 8 – 100 12:00 - 12:10pm Welcome Louise Cord, Sector Manager, LCSPP 12:10 – 12:50pm Regional Study Latin America and the Caribbean: Gender, Households, and the Labor Market Chair: Louise Cord, Sector Manager, LCSPP Presenters:Laura Chioda, Research Economist, LCRCE, Rodrigo Garcia Verdu, Economist, LCSPP Discussant: Andrew Morrison, Chief of the Gender and Diversity Unit, IDB 12:50 - 2:00pm Impact of Education and Norms on Female Labor Force Participation Presenters:NaderehChamlou, Senior Advisor, MNACE -- Home-based Work and Entrepreneurship,Desiree van Gorp, Member, Dutch Gender Task Force in The Netherlands; and PiaDijkstra, Chair, 24orMore Task Force, the Netherlands Discussant/Chair: Elena Bardasi, Senior Economist, PRMGE 2:00 - 2:15pmCoffee Break 2:15 - 3:00pm Female Entrepreneurs in ECA Presenter: SaroshSattar, Senior Economist, ECS3P Discussant/Chair: :NaderehChamlou, Senior Advisor, MNACE gender equality as smart economics A World Bank Group Gender Action Plan