Power, voice and rights : a turning point for gender equality in Asia and the Pacific /
Asia-Pacific human development report : power, voice and rights
[Team leader: Anuradha Rajivan].
- Delhi : Published for UNDP by Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., c2010.
- xxii, 238 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Asia-Pacific human development report .
- Asia-Pacific human development report. .
"UN sales number: E.10.III.B.15."--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-191).
A case for gender equality -- Building economic power -- Promoting political voice -- Advancing legal rights -- Towards equal power and voice.
This report interrogates how some countries in the region have succeeded in narrowing gender disparities more than others. It does this by engaging three arenas where public policy can make a different by: building economic power, promoting political voice, and advancing legal rights. Includes numerous statistical tables.
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Women's rights--Asia. Women's rights--Pacific Area. Sex discrimination against women--Asia. Sex discrimination against women--Pacific Area. Gender-based analysis--Asia. Gender-based analysis--Pacific Area.