World Bank2014-05-122014-05-122014-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18246The report draws on the conceptual framework of the world development 2012: gender equality and development, and the regional report on gender equality, opening doors: gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa. The report's analytic approach is unique in threading together three bodies of evidence and analysis to shed new light on significant trends and causes underpinning the large gender disparities in the country. The report presents: i) a fresh look at available survey data on human development and socio-economic indicators in the country; ii) a brief history and in-depth analysis of the most critical legal barriers to women's and girl's full participation in Yemeni society; and iii) insights from a rich qualitative dataset collected in January 2011.The findings especially highlight the powerful roles of social norms and legal rights and entitlements in placing women and girls at a disadvantage and constraining not only faster progress on gender equality but also the country's economic development. The objectives of this report are two-fold: first, to take stock of the status of gender outcomes in Yemen and understand the forces that are driving the strong gender inequalities; and second, drawing on these insights and outcomes of the study, to highlight promising areas for policy action in this crucial transition period. The report explores how individual aspirations and opportunities in the areas of education, family formation, and labor force participation are constrained by the severe gender gaps in Yemeni society.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONADOLESCENT BOYSADOLESCENT GIRLSADOLESCENTSADULT LITERACYADVOCACY CAMPAIGNSAGE OF MARRIAGEANTENATAL CAREARMED CONFLICTARMED CONFLICTSBARRIERS TO WOMENBOTH SEXESCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH CROPCHILD HEALTHCHILD MARRIAGECHILD MARRIAGESCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCHILDBEARINGCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSDEATHS OF CHILDRENDECISIONS ABOUT MARRIAGEDEMOCRACYDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEDIETDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY LAWSDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENTDIVORCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDROPOUTEARLY CHILDBEARINGEARLY MARRIAGEECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMENECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYECONOMIC STATUSECONOMIC TRENDSEDUCATION FOR GIRLSEDUCATION OF GIRLSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATIONEMERGENCIESEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPOWERING WOMENEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL FOOTINGEQUAL RIGHTSFAMILY FORMATIONFAMILY MEMBERSFEMALE EDUCATIONFEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCYFEMALE LITERACYFEMALE TEACHERSFERTILITYFERTILITY RATESFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SECURITYFORMAL EDUCATIONGENDERGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER DISPARITIES IN EDUCATIONGENDER DISPARITYGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPGENDER GAP IN LITERACYGENDER GAPSGENDER IMBALANCEGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER ISSUESGENDER NORMSGIRLS IN SCHOOLHEALTH CAREHEALTH RISKSHIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIESHOUSEHOLD SIZEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHUSBANDSILLITERACYILLNESSIMMIGRANTSIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONINFORMAL SECTORINHERITANCEINHERITANCE RIGHTSINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTSINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONSJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLACK OF AWARENESSLEGAL RIGHTSLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLITERACY RATESLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL ECONOMYMARITAL STATUSMARRIED WOMENMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATESMEDICAL PROFESSIONALMEDICAL SCHOOLMIDWIVESMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGEMINIMUM AGE OF MARRIAGE FOR GIRLSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMORTALITYMOTHERNATIONAL DIALOGUENATIONAL LAWSNATIONALITY LAWNATIONALSOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENPARENTAL CONSENTPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPEACEPERSONAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY RESEARCHPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL TURMOILPOLYGAMYPOOR GIRLSPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION DIVISIONPOPULATION ESTIMATESPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL AGEPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPHEREQUALITY EDUCATIONRAPID POPULATION GROWTHRELIGIOUS LEADERSREMITTANCEREMITTANCESREPRESENTATION OF WOMENREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARERESEARCH COMMUNITIESRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRIGHTS OF WOMENROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL GIRLSRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL POPULATIONRURAL WOMENSANITATIONSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL ENROLMENTSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSERVICE DELIVERYSEXSHADOW REPORTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL STATUSSOCIAL UNRESTSOCIAL WELFARESPOUSESSTATUS OF WOMENTRANSPORTATIONTREATIESTREATYUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY EDUCATIONURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN WOMENVICIOUS CYCLEVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVULNERABILITYWARWARSWDRWOMANWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSWOMEN IN SOCIETYWORKFORCEYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG MALEYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG WOMEN10.1596/18246