MEASURE DHS - Status of Women: Indicators for Twenty-five Countries (English) 29

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Status of Women: Indicators for Twenty-five Countries (English)

Document Type: Comparative Reports
Publication Topic(s): Education, Gender, Women's Empowerment, Wealth/Socioeconomics
Country(s): Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru
Language: English
Author(s): Sunita Kishor and Katherine Neitzel and Macro International Inc. Calverton, Maryland, USA
Publication Date: December 1996
Publication ID: CS21

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Front Matter (PDF, 1064K)
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1 - Introduction (PDF, 573K)
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2 - Gender, Poverty, and Wealth (PDF, 834K)
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3 - Gender and Household Headship (PDF, 1162K)
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4 - Education and Other Indicators of Women's Awareness and Exposure (PDF, 1098K)
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5 - Women's Work and Workload (PDF, 1300K)
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6 - Marriage and Sexual Activity (PDF, 1406K)
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7 - Ascribed Status of Currently Married Women (PDF, 955K)
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8 - A Summary Measure of Women's Status (PDF, 1170K)
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References (PDF, 499K)
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Appendix A - Selected Demographic Characteristics (PDF, 505K)
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Appendix B - Summary of DSH-I, DHS-II, and DHS-III Surveys, 1985-1995 (PDF, 473K)

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Abstract:

This study utilizes the household and individual level information available in the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) program to compare women's status across 25 countries throughout the developing world.