ISBN:
9789292544133
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (126 p)
Series Statement:
Country Gender Assessments
Series Statement:
Country Gender Assessments Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Bank, Asian Development Bhutan : Gender Equality Diagnostic of Selected Sectors
DDC:
305.42095490999998
Keywords:
Women--Bhutan--Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- Boxes and Appendixes -- Message from the Minister, National Commission for Women and Children, Bhutan -- Foreword, Director General, South Asia Department, ADB -- Preface, United Nations Resident Coordinator, Bhutan -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Overview -- Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods -- Education -- Energy -- Environment -- Private Sector Development -- Transport: Roads and Services -- Urban Development -- Work and Unemployment -- Boxes -- Overview
Abstract:
1 Bhutan compares well with some but not all countries in the region on gender equality indicators -- 2 University students, particularly young men, seem to doubt women's capacity and interest in top public and political positions -- 3 Unemployment rates are higher for women at all levels of education -- 4 Unemployment rates are consistently higher among women in urban areas -- 5 Most of the labor force is still in agriculture, but the agriculture-nonagriculture split differs by sex -- 6 Domestic violence occurs in both rural and urban areas, and across levels of education and wealth
Abstract:
7 A disturbing proportion of women think domestic violence is justifiable, including young and educated women -- 8 Women's representation in Parliament was lower after the 2013 election than after the first round in 2008 -- 9 The major sources of state policy promote attention to equality of citizenship rights and enjoyment of life by all citizens -- 10 The Eleventh Five-Year Plan targets a more gender friendly environment for women's participation -- Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods -- 1 Incomes of rural households are derived from multiple sources
Abstract:
2 Households headed by women are more common in rural than urban areas, and rural female household heads are much less likely to have a spouse than rural male household heads -- 3 Women predominate in the rural and agricultural labor force -- Education -- 1 Participation is now almost equal -- 2 Enrollments in lower and middle secondary have increased significantly in the last 10 years -- 3 Achieving gender equality in education requires attention to the learning process and outcomes as well as access -- 4 Fewer girls than boys continue to public higher secondary XI
Abstract:
5 Many students are boarders, particularly at higher levels -- 6 Girls are outnumbered in all public tertiary institutes -- 7 Women teachers and professors remain a minority -- 8 Literacy rates fall with age, particularly among women -- 9 Adult illiteracy remains high and there is a large gender gap -- Energy -- 1 Much progress has been made with household electrification -- 2 Households consume significant amounts of fuelwood -- 3 Household fuel use differs for lighting, cooking, and heating -- 4 Wood is a much less efficient fuel than other options
Abstract:
5 Household labor-saving appliances are not yet common, particularly among poorer rural households
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