Women and gender relations in Tajikistan
By: by Jane Falkingham.
Contributors: Asian Development Bank. Programs Dept. (East); Asian Development Bank. Office of Environment and Social Development.
Series: Country briefing paper
Publisher: Asian Development Bank, Programs Dept. East and Office of Environment and Social Development
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Manila]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Women -- Tajikistan -- Economic conditions.; Women -- Tajikistan -- Social conditions.; Women in development -- Tajikistan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111).
"April 2000."
"Publications stock no. 030100"--P. [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Some Informal Comparative Notes373; title: CHRISTOPH HARBSMEIER; title: Works Cited411; title: Index449; title: Chapter 1. Tajikistan in Transition; title: 1.1 The Inheritance; title: 1.2 Trends Since 1991; title: 1.3 The Human Costs of Transition in Tajikistan; title: Chapter 2. Transition, Gender Roles and the Private Sphere; title: 2.1 Gender Roles in Tajik Society; title: 2.1.1 Historical Background; title: 2.1.2 Changes Brought About by the Soviet System; title: 2.1.3 The Changing Status of Women in Transition-The Shifting; title: Balance Between Tradition and Modernity; title: 2.2 Changes in Family Formation; title: 2.2.1 Population Change; title: 2.2.2 Fertility in Transition; title: 2.2.3 Marriage and Divorce; title: 2.2.4 Household Composition and Female-Headed Households; title: 2.3 Violence Against Women; title: 2.3.1 Violence During the War; title: 2.3.2 Insecurity, Harassment, and Corruption; title: 2.3.3 Violence in the Daily Lives of Women; title: 2.3.4 Men's Attitude to the Problem of Violence; title: 2.3.5 Towards Prevention of Violence Against Women; title: Chapter 3. Gender Roles in the Public Sphere; title: 3.1 Women as Agents of Change; title: 3.1.1 Gender and Political Representation; title: 3.1.2 Gender and the Growth of Civil Society; title: 3.1.3 Women and Economic Decision-Making; title: 3.2 Gender and the Labor Market; title: 3.2.1 The Labor Market in Transition; title: 3.2.2 The Labor Market in 1999; title: 3.2.3 Gender and New Forms of Economic Activity; title: 3.2.4 The Gendered Division of Unpaid Labor; title: Chapter 4. Gender Implications of Changes in the Social Sectors; title: 4.1 Education; title: 4.1.1 Pre-school Education; title: 4.1.2 Compulsory Education; title: 4.1.3 Post-compulsory Schooling; title: 4.1.4 Higher Education; title: 4.2 Health and Health Care; title: 4.2.1 Deteriorating Health Status; title: 4.2.2 Health Services; title: 4.2.3 Growing Inequalities in Access to Health Care; title: 4.3 Social Protection; title: 4.3.1 The Cash Compensation Program; title: 4.3.2 Pensions; title: 4.3.3 The Informal Safety Net; title: Chapter 5. Gender and Poverty; title: 5.1 Dimensions of Poverty in Tajikistan; title: 5.2 Material Poverty; title: 5.3 Material Poverty and Other Dimensions of Well-Being; title: 5.3.1 Poverty and Education; title: 5.3.2 Poverty and Health; title: 5.4 Poverty and Household Coping Strategies; title: 5.5 Towards Gender-Sensitive Poverty Reduction Strategies; title: Chapter 6. Gender Issues and the Bank's Country Strategy,; title: Program and Projects; title: 6.1 Gender and the ADB's Pipeline Projects in Tajikistan; title: 6.1.1 Energy, Transport and Communications; title: 6.1.2 Agriculture and Natural Resources; title: 6.1.3 Social Infrastructure; title: 6.1.4 Other Technical Assistance; title: 6.2 Further Opportunities to Support Women; title: 6.2.1 Gender-Sensitive Equal Opportunities Recruitment; title: in ADB Projects; title: 6.2.2 Gender Awareness Training for Local ADB Project Staff; title: 6.2.3 Technical Assistance for Gender Capacity Building; title: within Government; title: 6.2.4 Strengthen the Capacity of NGOs Working on Gender; title: 6.2.5 Strengthen Legal Literacy Among Women; title: 6.2.6 Violence Against Women and the Judiciary; title: 6.2.7 Strengthen Adolescent Reproductive Health; title: 6.3 Gaps and Future Research; title: Bibliography; title: Tables; title: 1.1 Human Development Indicators in Central Asia and; title: Selected Other Countries; title: 1.2 Gender Differentials in Key Indicators, 1991; title: 1.3 Selected Macroeconomic Indicators, Tajikistan 1991-1999; title: 1,4 Recent Trends in Human Development; title: 2.1 Selected Demographic Statistics for Tajikistan, 1991-1998; title: 2.2 Desired Number of Children by Age of Woman; title: 2.3 Household Composition by Region; title: 2.4 Characteristics of Households by Sex of Household Head; title: 3.1 Elected Representatives By Gender; title: 3,2 Proportion of Elected Female Representatives; title: 3.3 Working Women's Desire to Work in a Higher Position; title: 3.4 Opinion of Women Concerning whether Women have Rights; title: Equal to Men; title: 3,5 Selected Statistics on Labor Market Activity by Gender, 1991-1998; title: 3.6 Employment Share by Sector (%) 1991-1998; title: 3.7 Involuntary Part-Time Workers and Forced Holidays, 1994-1996; title: 3.8 Labor Force Participation and Employment By Gender; title: 3.9 Labor Force Participation Rate by Age Group and Gender; title: 3.10 Reasons for Non-participation for Younger Men and Women; title: By Age Group; title: 3.11 Unemployment Rates by Age Group and Gender; title: 3.12 Employment by Sector; title: 3.13 Employment by Occupation; title: 3.14 Employment by Status; title: 3.15 Employment by Type of Enterprises and Ownership; title: 3.16 Average Monthly Wages for Men and Women within Quintiles of; title: Total Household Consumption; title: 3.17 Market Traders by Region and Gender; title: 4.1 Social Expenditures in Tajikistan, 1992-1998; title: 4.2 Selected Statistics on Pre-School Education, 1990-1998; title: 4.3 Utilization of Nursery Facilities by Mothers of Pre-School; title: Children.