Country Gender Assessment for Lao PDR : Reducing Vulnerability and Increasing Opportunity

Since the introduction of economic reforms in the mid-1980s, strong growth and development have lifted thousands of poor women and men out of poverty, changing traditional ways of life in Lao PDR. In this environment of change, gender relations, within the family, village and society at large, are changing too. Gender equality is a core development objective. It is also smart economics. Greater gender equality can enhance productivity, improve development outcomes for the next generation, and make institutions more representative. As Lao PDR continues its development, the empowerment of women and girls will be a key to translating the country's economic growth and the energies of its young people into improved living standards that benefit women and men alike. This assessment synthesizes information and findings from recent literature and research on gender issues in Lao PDR for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank's (WB) country partnership strategies. The assessment is planned to contribute not only to the work of the ADB and the WB, but also towards the work of the government and development partners by bringing the latest information on gender issues to the forefront. Many of the gender issues reviewed in this report cut across multiple aspects of social and economic life. This assessment presents gender issues into three main dimensions of gender equality, endowments, economic opportunities and agency, using the framework developed by the World Bank's world development report on gender. In addition to these three areas, the report also analyzes gender issues related to emerging areas of development and growing risks.

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Main Authors:	Asian Development Bank, World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Manila 2013-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ADOLESCENT FERTILITY, ADULT LITERACY, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN, ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY, ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ANTENATAL CARE, BABIES, BIODIVERSITY, CAUSE OF DISABILITY, CHILD HEALTH, CHILDBIRTH, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMPLICATIONS, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, DEVELOPMENT PLANS, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN, DISEASES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EARLY MARRIAGE, ECONOMIC CHANGE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION, EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES, EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN, ENHANCING WOMEN, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, EQUAL PARTICIPATION, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, EQUALITY OF WOMEN, ETHNIC GROUPS, FAMILY HEALTH, FEMALE LITERACY, FERTILITY, FERTILITY RATE, FERTILITY RATES, FIRST MARRIAGE, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, FORCED PROSTITUTION, FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, GENDER DISPARITIES, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ISSUES, GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER PARITY, GENDER POLICY, GENDER RELATIONS, GENDER STEREOTYPES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH OF WOMEN, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH WORKERS, HIV, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HUSBANDS, ILLNESS, IMMUNIZATION, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCLUSION OF WOMEN, INDIVIDUAL WOMEN, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INHERITANCE, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, INTERNATIONAL TREATIES, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LITERACY RATES, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL COMMUNITY, MARRIED WOMEN, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH CARE, MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MEDICAL STAFF, MIDWIVES, MIGRANT, MIGRANT POPULATIONS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MODERNIZATION, MOTHER, NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL GOALS, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL LAWS, NATIONAL LEVELS, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, NUMBER OF BIRTHS, NUMBER OF GIRLS, NUMBER OF WOMEN, NURSE, NURSES, NUTRITION, PARLIAMENTARY SEATS, PARTICIPATION IN DECISION, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PERSISTENT GAPS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL INTEGRITY, POLICIES ON GENDER, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POLYGAMY, POOR NUTRITION, POPULATION POLICY, PRACTITIONERS, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PROGRESS, PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY, PUBLIC AWARENESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY OF SERVICES, REGIONAL COOPERATION, REGIONAL INEQUALITIES, REGIONAL POLICY, REPRODUCTIVE AGE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, RESPECT, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL RESIDENTS, RURAL WOMEN, SANITATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE QUALITY, SEX, SEX WITH MEN, SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANTS, SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL, SOCIAL CHANGE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SON PREFERENCE, STRATEGY FOR WOMEN, TECHNICAL SKILLS, TECHNICAL TRAINING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, UMBILICAL CORD, UNFPA, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, URBAN AREAS, URBAN COMMUNITIES, URBAN POVERTY, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WOMAN, WORK FORCE, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17196798/country-gender-assessment-lao-pdr-reducing-vulnerability-increasing-opportunity-vol-2-2-main-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16511
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