World Bank2013-03-072013-03-072006-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12604This issues paper discusses a gender assessment exercise carried out in April-June 2005. It provides the government of Mali and its partners with proposals aimed at improving policies and activities that promote gender equity and equality (GEE). The study is divided into four sections: Section 1 presents the national context within which the study falls; Section 2 deals with the gender profile in Mali; Section 3 addresses the institutional framework for gender implementation in Mali; and Section 4 gives the conclusions and recommendations of the study. Based on the findings of the study, advocacy will be carried out among decision-makers to inform them about gender-specific developmental challenges, and encourage them to give concrete support to gender mainstreaming.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREADOLESCENT FERTILITYADOLESCENT GIRLSADOLESCENTSADULT ILLITERACYBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC SOCIAL SERVICESCAPACITY BUILDINGCHILDBEARINGCHILDBEARING AGECHILDBIRTHCHILDREN PER WOMANCITIZENSHIPCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOMMUNITY HEALTHCONTRACEPTIONCONTRACEPTIVE METHODCONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCECULTURAL PRACTICESCULTURAL VALUESDAY-CARE CENTRESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONSDEVELOPMENT PLANSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDIETDISABILITYDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISCRIMINATORY PRACTICESDRINKING WATERDROPOUTEARLY MARRIAGEEARLY MARRIAGESEARLY MOTHERHOODEARLY PREGNANCYECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATION OF GIRLSEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL ACCESS FOR WOMENEQUAL RIGHTSESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICESETHNIC GROUPSFAMILY INCOMEFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY RESPONSIBILITIESFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONFERTILITYFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESFGMFIRST PREGNANCYFISTULAFORCED MARRIAGEFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER EQUALITYGENDER GAPSGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER ISSUESGENDER MAINSTREAMINGGENDER ROLESGENDER STEREOTYPESGIRLS IN SCHOOLGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTREHEALTH CENTRESHEALTH OF WOMENHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SYSTEMHIGH POPULATION GROWTHHIVHOUSEHOLD RESPONSIBILITIESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDSILLITERACY RATEILLITERATE WOMANILLNESSIMPACT ON HEALTHIMPROVEMENT OF WOMENINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFANTICIDEINFLUENCE OF WOMENINFORMATION SYSTEMINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATIONINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONSISSUE OF GENDERJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR FORCELACK OF AWARENESSLACK OF KNOWLEDGELAND OWNERSHIPLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL DEVELOPMENTMARITAL STATUSMARRIED WOMENMATERNAL DEATHMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMEDICAL STAFFMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMODERN CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCEMONOGAMYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOTHERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL LEGISLATIONNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL STRATEGIESNATIONALSNUMBER OF GIRLSNUMBER OF PEOPLENUMBER OF WOMENNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSOLDER MENOPINION LEADERSORPHANSPARTICIPATION OF WOMENPHARMACIESPHYSICAL ABUSEPHYSICAL INTEGRITYPOLICY MAKERSPOLYGAMYPOOR QUALITY CAREPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENTPOPULATION CENSUSPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPOPULATION POLICYPOPULATION SIZEPREGNANT WOMENPRIOR TO MARRIAGEPROCREATIONPROGRESSPROMOTING GENDER EQUITYPROSTITUTIONPUBLIC AFFAIRSPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY OF SERVICESRADIORAPEREFERRAL SERVICESREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESPECTRESPONSIBILITIES OF WOMENRIGHTS OF WOMENROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL WOMENSANITATIONSCHOOL CURRICULASCHOOL ENROLMENTSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELF-CONFIDENCESEXSEX WORKERSSHORT SUPPLYSITUATION OF WOMENSOCIAL ACTIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INEQUITYSOCIAL OPPORTUNITIESSOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIESSOCIAL STATUSSOCIAL STATUS OF WOMENSOCIAL SYSTEMSSPOUSESPOUSESSUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENTTABOOTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL TRAININGTETANUSTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTRANSPORTATIONTRAUMATVUNEMPLOYMENTUNFPAUNINTENDED PREGNANCYUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATIONUNWANTED PREGNANCIESUNWANTED PREGNANCYURBAN AREASURBANIZATIONVICTIMSVICTIMS OF GENDERVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVOCATIONAL SCHOOLSVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABILITYWOMANWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG ADULTYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG GIRLSYOUNG WOMENWorld Bank10.1596/12604