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The Status of Women in Developing Asia: What is the Role of Social Institutions?
Johannes Jütting
OECD Development Centre
Casa AsiaBarcelona 30 March 2006
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The Centre at the OECD
Intellectual Autonomy
Informal Dialogue Framework
Capacity Building
Staff: 45
Development Cluster of the
OECD
Sahel and West Africa Club
(SAH)
Development Centre(DEV)
DevelopmentAssistance Committee
(DAC)
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Recently Elected Female Heads of State/Government in the World
Chile: M. Bachelet Finland: T. Halonen
Germany: A. Merkel
Liberia: E. Johnson Sirleaf
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Words of caution
This presentation
- is based on a development economics perspective
- cannot fully do justice to the variety of different situations between and within Asian countries
- provides food for thought, instead of blueprint solutions for change
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
II
Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
III
The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
IV
What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
II
Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
III
The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
IV
What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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I) Gender equality matters…
Gender equality = women and men have equal conditions for realising their full human rights and for contributing to, and benefiting from economic, social, cultural and political development.
Gender equality is an important goal in itself (MDG 3)…
… and also contributes to the achievement of other objectives:
- stimulate growth and reduce poverty
- reduce inequities
- contribute to child development
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… but what determines it?
Causalities between development and gender inequalities not clear
2 main schools of thinking
- Modernisation-neoclassical approach
- Feminist thesis
Measurement problems: What? How?
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
II
Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
III
The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
IV
What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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II) OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
A new tool for researchers and policy makers
Allows an analysis of obstacles to women’s economic status
Covers 162 economies and has 50 indicators on gender discrimination
Includes institutional variables that range from intrahousehold behaviour to social norms
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Indicators affecting the Economic Role of Women
Source: Own Illustration.
Economic DevelopmentGDP per capita
Social Institutions Family CodePhysical IntegrityCivil LibertiesOwnership Rights
Economic Status of WomenLabour Market Participation
Access to Resources
HealthEducation
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GID-Indicators : Social Institutions Physical Integrity
- Legislation punishing acts of violence against women
- Prevalence of female genital mutilation
Family Code
- Marriage before the age of 20
- Acceptance of polygamy within a society
- Parental authority granted to father and mother equally
- Inheritance practices in favour of male heirs
Ownership Rights
- Women’s access to land ownership
- Women’s access to bank loans
- Women’s access to property other than land
Civil Liberties
- Freedom of movement
- Obligation to wear a veil in public
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Early Marriages in India
In the Rajgarh district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a group of girl brides sit solemnly during celebrations that will culminate in their weddings later in the day. Source: Courtesy of the
United Nations Children's Foundation
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Violence against women
Source: BBC News Source: AFP
According to a UN report (2000), one in three woman in the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or abused in some other way, most often by someone she knows.
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
II
Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
III
The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
IV
What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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III) The Situation of Women in Asia:
a global, regional and country perspective
South Asia - SA (7 economies):
Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka
East Asia and Pacific - EAP (17 economies):
China; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Cambodia; Lao PDR; Myanmar; Mongolia; Malaysia; Philippines; Papua New Guinea; Korea, Dem. Rep.; Singapore; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Chinese Taipei; Viet Nam; Australia; Japan; Korea, Rep.; New Zealand
OECD-East Asia and Pacific (4 economies):
Australia; Japan; Korea, Rep.; New Zealand
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Global perspective: employment, education and health care
Important divide between:
- East Asia and Pacific, Latin America and OECD
countries
- South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region
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Employment
Women in paid labour (in % of all paid workers)
28.1
16.9 19.2
37.5 38.644.4 44.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
SSA SA MENA EAP ECA LAC OECD
Region
Per
cen
tag
e
Source: GID Database
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Education
Girls' school enrolment
0102030405060708090
100
SSA SA MENA EAP ECA LAC OECD
Region
Per
cen
tag
e
primary school
secondary school
tertiary school
Source: GID Database
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Education
Women's literacy rate as a share of men's literacy rate
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
1
SSA SA MENA EAP ECA LAC OECD
Region
fem
ale/
mal
e ra
tio
Source: GID Database
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Health Care
Maternal mortality rate*
0100200300400500600700800900
1,000
SSA SA MENA EAP ECA LAC OECD
Region
Nu
mb
er
* of 100,000 life births
Source: GID Database
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Regional Perspective: South Asia versus East Asia and Pacific
Employment
- Female participation in the paid work force in South Asia is only half of the rate in East Asia and Pacific*
Education
- Important difference in tertiary education
Health Care
- Significantly higher maternal mortality rate
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Employment
Source: GID Database
Women in paid labour (in % of all paid workers)
16.9
34.7
43.7
05
101520253035404550
SA EAP* OECD-EAP
Region
Pe
rce
nta
ge
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Education
Source: GID Database
Girls' school enrolment
0102030405060708090
100
SA EAP* OECD-EAP
Region
Pe
rce
nta
ge
primary school
secondary school
tertiary school
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Health Care
* of 100,000 life birthsSource: GID Database
Maternal mortality rate*
653
227
110
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
SA EAP* OECD-EAP
Region
Nu
mb
er
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Country Perspective: Indonesia versus Pakistan
Indonesia- Largest Muslim population in the world (about 210 million, 2004 = 88%)
- GDP per capita ($ PPP) = 3583.47; GDP per capita growth = 3.7%
- Employment: about one third of the total paid work force are women
- Education: more than 90% of girls get primary education
- Health Care: high maternal mortality
Pakistan
- 2nd second most populous Muslim country in the world (about 157 million, 2005 =
96%)
- GDP per capita ($ PPP) = 2209.97; GDP per capita growth = 4.4%
- Employment: about one eighth of the total paid work force are women
- Education: only half of the girls get primary education, almost none get tertiary
- Health Care: maternal mortality twice as high as in Indonesia
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Employment
Women in paid labour (in % of all paid workers)
26.7
12.2
32.0
37.9
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Bangladesh (SA) Pakistan (SA) Indonesia (EA) China (EA)
Country
Per
cen
tag
e
Source: GID Database
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Education
Girls' school enrolment
0102030405060708090
100
India (SA) Pakistan (SA) Indonesia(EA)
Thailand (EA)
Country
Pe
rce
nta
ge
primary school
secondary school
tertiary school
Source: GID Database
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Health Care
Maternal mortality rate*
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
India (SA) Pakistan (SA) Indonesia (EA) China (EA)
Country
Nu
mb
er
* of 100,000 life birthsSource: GID Database
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
II
Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
III
The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
IV
What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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IV) The Roots of Gender Discrimination in Asia: Social
Institutions
Overall situation
Ownership Rights
Family Code
Early Marriage
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Social Institutions
00.050.1
0.150.2
0.250.3
0.350.4
0.450.5
SSA SA MENA EAP ECA LAC OECD
Region
Lev
el
Scale: 0 (minimum) to 1 (maximum) = level of discrimination through social institutionsSource: GID Database
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Social Institutions and Women’s Participation in the Labour Market
ZWE
ZMB
YEM
VNM
VEN
URYUSAGBR
UAE
UKR
UGA
TUR
TUN
TGO
THA
TZA
SYR
CHE
SWE
SDN
LKAESP ZAF
SVK
SEN
SAU
RUS
ROUPRTPOL
PHL
PER
PRYPAN
PAK
OMN
NOR
NGA
NER
NIC
NZL
NLD
NPL
NAM
MMR
MOZ
MAR
MEXMUSMRT
MLTMLI
MYS
MWI
MDG
LUX
LBY
LBNKWT
KORKEN
JOR
JPNITA
ISRIRL
IRN
IDN
IND
ISL
HUN
HND
HTI
GNB
GRC
GHA
DEUFRA
FIN
FJI
ETH
EST
ERI
GNQ
SLV
EGY
ECU
DOM
DNKCZE
CUB
CIV
CRI
COL
CHNCHL
TCD
CAF
CAN
CMR
BFA
BGR
BRA BWA
BOL
BENBEL
BGD
BHR
AUT
AUSARMARG
AGO
DZA
ALB
020
4060
0 .2 .4 .6 .8Institutions
Fitted values WWORKING (non-agri %)
Source: GID Database
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Country Perspective: Two cases compared
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Inheritance Polygamy Freedom ofmovementand dress
Women'saccess to
land
Social Institutions
Le
ve
l Pakistan
Indonesia
Scale: 0 (minimum) to 1 (maximum) = level of discrimination through social institutionsSource: GID Database
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Early Marriages in Asia
Source: GID Database
Female population ever married at the age 15-19
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
Bangladesh India Pakistan Indonesia
Country
Rat
io
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Mean Age of Women at Marriage in Asian Countries
Source: GID Database
Country YearsBangladesh (SA) 19Nepal (SA) 19India (SA) 20Pakistan (SA) 21Papua New Guinea 21Vietnam 22China 23Indonesia 23Korea, Rep. 25Sri Lanka (SA) 25Australia 29
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Ownership Rights
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
Bangladesh (SA) Pakistan (SA) Indonesia (EA) China (EA)
Country
Lev
el
Scale: 0 (minimum) to 1 (maximum) = level of discrimination through social institutionsSource: GID Database
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Family Code
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
Bangladesh (SA) Pakistan (SA) Indonesia (EA) China (EA)
Country
Lev
el
Scale: 0 (minimum) to 1 (maximum) = level of discrimination through social institutions
Source: GID Database
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
II
Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
III
The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
IV
What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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V) What can be done?
Empowerment of women
- More participation of women in decision making on
community level (example: quota in India)
Sex-disaggregated data collection
Enforcement reform of legal structures
- Monitoring systems to ensure changes
Convince men of benefit of reforms
- Men should get incentives to accept changes and in
some cases compensation for potential losses
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Barriers to change: some important caveats
Depth of tradition- Examples: polygamy, early marriage
- Rural population remains attached to such traditions despite their legal
interdiction
Not in men’s interest- Examples: polygamy, repudiation
- Inequality provides men with material advantages that they lose upon
reform
Limited enforcement of reforms
- Example: Widely toleration of violence against women by police in northern states of India
- Wide gap in performance between the publication of a law and its effective implementation
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Gender equality is getting more and more attention…
Bangladeshi women take part in a protest demanding equal rights in Dhaka.
Photo: AFP
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…and a voice
Women police officers in India have formed a national forum to fight sexual harassment and discrimination from their male colleagues.
Source: BBC news
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India's first computer-literate village
Photo: M.S. Vinod
At least one member of every family in the village — there are 850 families — has completed basic computer literacy training.
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The Grameen Phone scheme - 'Telephone ladies' connect
Bangladesh
Grameen phone ladies provide villagers with a vital link to services such as hospitals and to relatives both at home and abroad, in a country with the lowest number of phones in South Asia.
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Introduction: Why does gender equality matter?I
A new tool: The Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID)
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Applying the GID: What is the situation of women in Asia?
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The underlying causes for gender (in)equality: Social Institutions
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What can be done?V
ConclusionVI
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VI) Conclusions
Gender equality is key to development
Role of social institutions overlooked
Changes are possible in different settings
Need to provide the right incentives
Strategies should be flexible and adapted to levels of development and socio-economic context
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¡Gracias por su atención!
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Contact:
Johannes JüttingOECD Development Centre
Web: www.oecd.org/dev E-mail: [email protected]
GID: http://www.oecd.org/dev/institutions/
GIDdatabase