Understanding Gender in Maldives: Toward Inclusive Development

by Jana Elhorr, Rohini P Pande, Rohini Prabha Pande

"Within the past decade the Maldives moved from poverty to middle-income status, introduced democracy, and was hailed as a Millennium Development Goal Plus country. Women face little discrimination in basic aspects of life such as primary education, health and survival +" unlike in much of South Asia. This economic and social progress has yet to be fully inclusive, however, and gender inequality endures, despite constitutional guarantees to the contrary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464808686
• ISBN13: 9781464808685
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"