Publication

2009 - United Nations Environment Programme, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-109211251125
  • ISBN-139789211251128
  • Library of Congress Control Number2011478892
  • OCLC Control Number471788522
  • Better World Books9789211251128
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCHQ1787 .A385 2009
  • LCCHQ1787 .A26 2009

Alternate Titles

  • Measuring gender inequalities in Africa

Description

This publication is based on the results of piloting the African Gender and Development Index (AGDI) in 12 African countries across the five subregions of the continent. Making a case for countries to invest in sex disaggregated data collection, the outcomes provide an indication of the general situation of women across the continent. The result of the AGDI trials demonstrate that countries have shown commitment to international, regional and subregional treaties affecting women through overwhelming ratification. The report confirms existing MDG status reports which indicate remarkable progress being made with respect to MDG2 on universal Access to Basic Education. With the aid of systematic collection of sex aggregated data, the report calls for enhanced commitment towards accelerated implementation of gender equality as outlined in frameworks such as the ICPD+15, Beijing+15, the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the African Women's Protocol.--Publisher's description.

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