Armenia Country Gender Assessment

A R M E N I ACountry Gender Assessment © 2024 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings,interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The WorldBank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does notguarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, andother information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The WorldBank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.Nothing herein shall constitute or be considered to be a limitation upon or waiver of the privileges andimmunities of The World Bank, all of which are specifically reserved. Rights and Permissions Attribution—Please cite the work as follows: World Bank. 2024. Armenia Country Gender Assessment.Washington, DC: World Bank. Translations—If you create a translation of this work, please add the following disclaimer along with theattribution: This translation was not created by The World Bank and should not be considered an officialWorld Bank translation. The World Bank shall not be liable for any content or error in this translation. Adaptations—If you create an adaptation of this work, please add the following disclaimer alongwith the attribution: This is an adaptation of an original work by The World Bank. Views and opinionsexpressed in the adaptation are the sole responsibility of the author or authors of the adaptation andare not endorsed by The World Bank. Third-party content—The World Bank does not necessarily own each component of the contentcontained within the work. The World Bank, therefore, does not warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual component or part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those thirdparties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to reusea component of the work, it is your responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for thatreuse and to obtain permission from the copyright owner. Examples of components can include, but arenot limited to, tables, figures, or images. All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World BankGroup, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; e-mail: pubrights@worldbank.org. Editor: Robert ZimmermannCover design: Cybil Nyaradzo Maradza Armeniahas made important advances in promoting genderequality in recent years. Yet the country stands to benefit fromthe narrowing of persistent gaps in human endowment, economicopportunity, and voice and agency. This assessment offers newinsights on what remains to be accomplished to bolster genderequality, maximize opportunities, and raise the returns to humancapital among women and men in the country. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was prepared by a World Bank team led by Natsuko Kiso Nozaki(Economist, EECPV) and including Carmen de Paz Nieves (Consultant), MarikaVerulashvili (Consultant), Marlen Yamilet Cardona Botero (Consultant), and ArmineGrigoryan (Consultant). The report was prepared under the guidance of Carolin Geginat (Country Manager,ECCAR) and Ambar Narayan (Practice Manager, EECPV). Support was also providedby Miguel Eduardo Sanchez Martin (EFI Program Leader for the South Caucasus,ECCDR), Obert Pimhidzai (Lead Economist, EECPV), and Saida Ismailakhunova(Senior Economist, EECPV). The team is grateful to peer reviewers Nistha Sinha(Senior Economist, EAEPV), Anna Fruttero (Senior Economist, EECPV), Ferdous Jahan(Senior Social Development Specialist, SCASO), and Lucía Solbes Castro (SeniorSocial Protection Specialist, HECSP). The team extends its gratitude to all focal points and colleagues at the World Bank,the Armenia Country Management Unit, and others for their invaluable inputs,comments, and contributions, which were instrumental in creating this report.Contributors include David Jijelava (SCASO), Sonya Msryan (SCASO), Renata FreitasLemos (HECED), Ahmet Levent Yener (HECDR), Shizuka Kunimoto (HECED), SonaKoshetsian (HECED), Christine Lao Pena (HECHN), Artemis Ter Sargsyan (HECHN),Mirey Ovadiya (HECSP), Besa Rizvanolli (EECPV), Bujana Perolli (EECH1), MetinNebiler (EECPV), Vladimir Kolchin (EECPV), and colleagues at the InternationalFinance Corporation. The team is grateful to the government of Armenia, as well as representatives of theprivate sector, civil society, development partners, and academia, for their activeengagement and valuable feedback during the consultations held in December 2023and April 2024. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments...........................................................................................................................