Publication: Country Gender Assessment for Lao PDR : Reducing Vulnerability and Increasing Opportunity
Date
2013-01
ISSN
Published
2013-01
Author(s)
Asian Development Bank
World Bank
Abstract
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.
Citation
“Asian Development Bank; World Bank. 2013. Country Gender Assessment for Lao PDR : Reducing Vulnerability and Increasing Opportunity. © Manila. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/16511 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”