Aspirations on Hold

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2017-06-05T15:15:28Z
dc.date2017-06-05T15:15:28Z
dc.date2012-01-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:59:54Z
dc.descriptionSeventy percent of West Bank and Gaza's population is under the age of 30, and their share will continue to grow in the years ahead. The aspirations and ambitions of this large and growing population of children and youth have the potential to define the future of the West Bank and Gaza. This assessment seeks to contribute to the understanding of factors driving the choices of young men and women at this critical juncture of their lives, with a particular emphasis on the roles that changing gender norms and the conflict environment are having on their aspirations for education, jobs, and forming families. Young Palestinians are moving into adulthood in a world surrounded by roadblocks and barriers, and gripped by soaring unemployment and uncertainty about what their futures may hold. Still, this generation remains optimistic and ambitious. They are pursuing high school and college degrees, and hanging on to expectations for better jobs and better lives than was possible for their parent's generation. In the face of such bleak prospects, why? What is driving these youth's aspirations for high levels of education and good jobs? To provide a broad context for the youth's testimonies, this report first takes stock of developments affecting the West Bank and Gaza over the past decade. In this period, the Palestinian territories witnessed two major episodes of conflict: the second intifada beginning in 2000 and the crisis in Gaza in 2007. Both episodes had severe and wide-ranging economic repercussions, and were accompanied by restrictions on internal and external mobility of people and goods. As a result, in the last decade, the West Bank and Gaza has witnessed economic volatility without parallel (even in comparison to countries affected by large financial crises), massive spikes in poverty, and some of the highest rates of unemployment in the world. Young people's unemployment rates are even higher, and much more so for young women. The youth's focus groups indicate that traditional gender norms remain very strong in their society, and mainly seem to be reinforced by the difficult conflict environment. Men's status as the breadwinners means that boys, especially from poor families, are likely to withdraw from school sooner than girls in order to take up income earning roles; and the weak economy intensifies these pressures.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/200831468328798038/Aspirations-on-hold-Young-lives-in-the-West-Bank-and-Gaza
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/26875
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/26875
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414034
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABILITY OF YOUNG
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT BOYS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRL
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULT WOMEN
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectAGE OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectARMED FORCES
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectBREADWINNER
dc.subjectBREADWINNERS
dc.subjectCENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDEPRESSION
dc.subjectDIGNITY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT
dc.subjectDROPOUTS
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL CHOICES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY FORMATION
dc.subjectFAMILY LAWS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY RESOURCES
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFAMILY VALUES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALE POPULATION
dc.subjectFEMALE STUDENTS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFIRST CHILD
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITIES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectGENDER SEGREGATION
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGLOBAL EFFORT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICES
dc.subjectHEAD SCARF
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLARGE FAMILIES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL WOMEN
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD MAN
dc.subjectOLDER ADULTS
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectOPPOSITE SEX
dc.subjectPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR GIRLS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMAN
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL WOMEN
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSCHOOL YEARS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF-CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectSINGLE WOMAN
dc.subjectSINGLE WOMEN
dc.subjectSKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL
dc.subjectSMALLER FAMILIES
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectTEEN
dc.subjectTEEN YEARS
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL NORMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectUNMARRIED WOMAN
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN YOUTH
dc.subjectUSE OF FAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWDR
dc.subjectWEDDING
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWOMEN HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORKING MOTHERS
dc.subjectWORKING WOMEN
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWORLD POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG AGES
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMAN
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.titleAspirations on Hold
dc.titleYoung Lives in the West Bank and Gaza
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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