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MEASURE DHS provides accurate and useful data on gender that provide indicators of gender inequality, women's empowerment, gender norms, domestic violence, and female genital cutting. LEARN MORE>>
Country Profiles:
The Gender Profile for a country provides a snapshot of gender inequality in the country using selected gender indicators from the DHS. LEARN MORE>>
Gender information in the DHS Surveys:
| Women's Status and Empowerment | |
Do women and men have equal access to information and resources? Are women empowered to make decisions for themselves and their children? Do women and men agree with gender norms that disempower women? The DHS surveys provide information on several key indicators of women’s status and empowerment.
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| Domestic Violence |
| Domestic violence impacts both women’s and children’s health. The DHS now has information on the prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual violence for over 25 countries, and the list is growing.
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| Female Genital Cutting |
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Female genital cutting (FGC, also called female circumcision or female genital mutilation) is practiced in many African countries. DHS surveys have asked women about their experiences with FGC in more than 25 countries.
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© 1979 Lutheran World Relief, Courtesy of Photoshare - Young women in India sew clothing through a project supported by Lutheran World Relief. Women and children represent 70 percent of the 1.3 billion people living in poverty worldwide. Through its commitment to gender equity, LWR strives to address the particular needs of women and men through income-generating programs with local partners.
© 2007 Jack Gordon, Courtesy of Photoshare - Georgety, a member of the Firaisankina Silk Weavers Cooperative in Soatanana, Madagascar, weaves a silk shawl on the traditional Malagasy hand loom.
© 2007 Sean Hawkey, Courtesy of Photoshare - Peter Kiburu Masawe, chairman of Ushirika Usafe, a community based organization (CBO) in Laini Sapa district, at his hardware shop in Kibera, Africa's largest slum in Nairobi, Kenya.
© 2005 CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare - A couple who survived the tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia are soon to have a child. Antenatal care was provided for pregnant women at a camp for internally displaced persons in Long Raya, Aceh Besar, Indonesia.
© 2005 Arturo Sanabria, Courtesy of Photoshare - Women in Mozambique wait at a health center to receive antenatal care.
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