Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : Progress and Remaining Challenges

• Tác giả: Tara Vishwanath
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 275.6 Christianity in Asia Christian church in Asia
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 304461
• Chủ đề: 1. ADOLESCENT GIRLS; 2. BIRTHS; 3. DEATHS; 4. DECISION MAKING; 5. DISADVANTAGED WOMEN

Tóm tắt

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has made impressive strides in reducing gender gaps in human development. The ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is 0.96, women in the region are more likely than men to attend university, maternal mortality is around 200 deaths per 100,000 live births (compared to a world average of 400 deaths), and fertility rates have decreased in the past decade. Although gender gaps in school completion rates still exist in some MENA countries, most countries are well on their way to achieving gender parity in key human development indicators.