Women in Development

Women in Development

1. Facts & Basis

   • 1 in 4 women domestically abused
   • Own 1% global land
   • Earn 10% World income
     • But do 2/3rds of work
   • 70m girls no education
   • 66% worlds illiterate = women
   • 14% worldwide parliment women
   • 70% of all in absolute poverty

2. Benefits of focus on women

   • empowerment
   • skilled workforce
   • independance
   • less rape = less HIV
   • control of BR
   • Political Participation

3. The Girl Effect

   • 38% girls in developing marry before 18
   • Girl Recieves Education
     • Better Job
       • Higher Income
         • Less poverty
           • male appreciation/ respect
             • Less HIV
               • Larger workforce = better economy
                 • Overall higher development
   • when girl recieves 7+ yr education, has 2.2 fewer children
   • Extra year at secondary boost future wage 15 - 25%

4. Rwanda

   • 2008 Elections = 56% MPs women
     • First in world - women +50%
   • New Laws
     • Against Polygamy
     • Land Rights
     • Finance Access
   • CAFOD + AVEGA
     • Taught Legal Skills
       • Fight for Rights
       • Empowerment

5. DFID - 4 Pillars of Development

   • Delay pregnancy + Safe Childbirth
   • Access to economic assets
   • Getting girls through secondary
   • Preventing Violence

6. Muslim Women UK

   • Improvement to...
     • Individual: Voice + Confidence
     • Community: role models, unique position in society + more community participation
     • Nation: prevention of extremism
   • Muath Trust
     • Safe enviro 4 muslim women to persue education
       • (GCSEs, A-Levels, Foundation Degree)
     • Started 1993 Birmingham City Council
       • £5.2m redevelopment + child care facilities

7. Kerala (example of successful soical dev)

   • Tradition of ed for M&F
   • Average Age to marry = 28 (rest of India = 18)
   • fertility rate = 1.5 (less pop'n pressure)
   • BUT still poverty; 63% rural household do not own land
   • Micro-Credit
     • = empowerment, wealth

8. Afghanistan

   • 10yr after fall of Taliban; 87% suffer domestic violence (UN)
   • Cultural -ve attitude to women
   • Needs social + cultural change
   • 1/11 die in childbirth - UK = 1/10,000
   • Taliban in power: 95-2001
     • Supression of women
   • without eco' development, those in poverty less inclined to change views on women.