Publication: Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : Progress and Remaining Challenges
Date
2011-03
ISSN
Published
2011-03
Author(s)
Abstract
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
region has made impressive strides in reducing gender gaps
in human development. The ratio of girls to boys in primary
and secondary education is 0.96, women in the region are
more likely than men to attend university, maternal
mortality is around 200 deaths per 100,000 live births
(compared to a world average of 400 deaths), and fertility
rates have decreased in the past decade. Although gender
gaps in school completion rates still exist in some MENA
countries, most countries are well on their way to achieving
gender parity in key human development indicators.
Citation
“Vishwanath, Tara; Krishnan, Nandini. 2011. Gender in the Middle East and North Africa : Progress and Remaining Challenges. MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 36. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/6a6c5c6b-18f0-5f3e-8e6e-bc549aa80d77 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”