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Women and gender relations in Tajikistan
2000, Asian Development Bank, Programs Dept. East and Office of Environment and Social Development
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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: Some Informal Comparative Notes373
CHRISTOPH HARBSMEIER
Works Cited411
Index449
Chapter 1. Tajikistan in Transition
1.1 The Inheritance
1.2 Trends Since 1991
1.3 The Human Costs of Transition in Tajikistan
Chapter 2. Transition, Gender Roles and the Private Sphere
2.1 Gender Roles in Tajik Society
2.1.1 Historical Background
2.1.2 Changes Brought About by the Soviet System
2.1.3 The Changing Status of Women in Transition-The Shifting
Balance Between Tradition and Modernity
2.2 Changes in Family Formation
2.2.1 Population Change
2.2.2 Fertility in Transition
2.2.3 Marriage and Divorce
2.2.4 Household Composition and Female-Headed Households
2.3 Violence Against Women
2.3.1 Violence During the War
2.3.2 Insecurity, Harassment, and Corruption
2.3.3 Violence in the Daily Lives of Women
2.3.4 Men's Attitude to the Problem of Violence
2.3.5 Towards Prevention of Violence Against Women
Chapter 3. Gender Roles in the Public Sphere
3.1 Women as Agents of Change
3.1.1 Gender and Political Representation
3.1.2 Gender and the Growth of Civil Society
3.1.3 Women and Economic Decision-Making
3.2 Gender and the Labor Market
3.2.1 The Labor Market in Transition
3.2.2 The Labor Market in 1999
3.2.3 Gender and New Forms of Economic Activity
3.2.4 The Gendered Division of Unpaid Labor
Chapter 4. Gender Implications of Changes in the Social Sectors
4.1 Education
4.1.1 Pre-school Education
4.1.2 Compulsory Education
4.1.3 Post-compulsory Schooling
4.1.4 Higher Education
4.2 Health and Health Care
4.2.1 Deteriorating Health Status
4.2.2 Health Services
4.2.3 Growing Inequalities in Access to Health Care
4.3 Social Protection
4.3.1 The Cash Compensation Program
4.3.2 Pensions
4.3.3 The Informal Safety Net
Chapter 5. Gender and Poverty
5.1 Dimensions of Poverty in Tajikistan
5.2 Material Poverty
5.3 Material Poverty and Other Dimensions of Well-Being
5.3.1 Poverty and Education
5.3.2 Poverty and Health
5.4 Poverty and Household Coping Strategies
5.5 Towards Gender-Sensitive Poverty Reduction Strategies
Chapter 6. Gender Issues and the Bank's Country Strategy,
Program and Projects
6.1 Gender and the ADB's Pipeline Projects in Tajikistan
6.1.1 Energy, Transport and Communications
6.1.2 Agriculture and Natural Resources
6.1.3 Social Infrastructure
6.1.4 Other Technical Assistance
6.2 Further Opportunities to Support Women
6.2.1 Gender-Sensitive Equal Opportunities Recruitment
in ADB Projects
6.2.2 Gender Awareness Training for Local ADB Project Staff
6.2.3 Technical Assistance for Gender Capacity Building
within Government
6.2.4 Strengthen the Capacity of NGOs Working on Gender
6.2.5 Strengthen Legal Literacy Among Women
6.2.6 Violence Against Women and the Judiciary
6.2.7 Strengthen Adolescent Reproductive Health
6.3 Gaps and Future Research
Bibliography
Tables
1.1 Human Development Indicators in Central Asia and
Selected Other Countries
1.2 Gender Differentials in Key Indicators, 1991
1.3 Selected Macroeconomic Indicators, Tajikistan 1991-1999
1,4 Recent Trends in Human Development
2.1 Selected Demographic Statistics for Tajikistan, 1991-1998
2.2 Desired Number of Children by Age of Woman
2.3 Household Composition by Region
2.4 Characteristics of Households by Sex of Household Head
3.1 Elected Representatives By Gender
3,2 Proportion of Elected Female Representatives
3.3 Working Women's Desire to Work in a Higher Position
3.4 Opinion of Women Concerning whether Women have Rights
Equal to Men
3,5 Selected Statistics on Labor Market Activity by Gender, 1991-1998
3.6 Employment Share by Sector (%) 1991-1998
3.7 Involuntary Part-Time Workers and Forced Holidays, 1994-1996
3.8 Labor Force Participation and Employment By Gender
3.9 Labor Force Participation Rate by Age Group and Gender
3.10 Reasons for Non-participation for Younger Men and Women
By Age Group
3.11 Unemployment Rates by Age Group and Gender
3.12 Employment by Sector
3.13 Employment by Occupation
3.14 Employment by Status
3.15 Employment by Type of Enterprises and Ownership
3.16 Average Monthly Wages for Men and Women within Quintiles of
Total Household Consumption
3.17 Market Traders by Region and Gender
4.1 Social Expenditures in Tajikistan, 1992-1998
4.2 Selected Statistics on Pre-School Education, 1990-1998
4.3 Utilization of Nursery Facilities by Mothers of Pre-School
Children.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111).
"April 2000."
"Publications stock no. 030100"--P. [4] of cover.

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Country briefing paper

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Dewey Decimal Class
305.42/09586
Library of Congress
HQ1735.25 .F35 2000, HQ1735.25.F35 2000, HQ1735.25 .F355 2000

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xix, 139 p. :
Number of pages
139

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OL127632M
ISBN 10
9715612938
LCCN
99504484
OCLC/WorldCat
44556699
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