Projects are task-focused and are to increase social, cultural and economic participation for community members following a three-step model approach.

Women's relative lack of economic participation may be shaving 0.6 percent off annual growth, a study presented to the Labor Ministry estimated last year.

Islamic countries simply cannot build 21st-century economies on seventh-century scripture, not least because that would exclude economic participation by half the population.

The situation is particularly acute for Arab women, who have lower rates of political and economic participation than women anywhere else.

Restricting women's economic, political and social participation is a human rights issue.

Not many less-developed countries collect reliable data on women's involvement in economic participation or labor involvement.

Aimed at increasing the economic participation of women, the project has served to promote gender equality and improve the welfare of beneficiaries.

Some allege that this restricts their economic participation and other activities.

A durable peace for Israel will have to encompass its acceptance by all its neighbors, entitled to reasonable security and full economic participation.

It is with this in mind that my report calls secondly for opportunities for economic participation for employees.