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Gender Equality in Middle Gender Equality in Middle Gender Equality in Middle Gender Equality in Middle-

• Income Countries:

Income Countries: Income Countries: Income Countries: Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?

UNESCO Workshop on Middle UNESCO Workshop on Middle-

• Income

Income Countries Countries Montevideo 10 Montevideo 10-

• 12 December 2009

12 December 2009

• S. Gülser Corat, Director
• S. Gülser Corat, Director

Division for Gender Equality, , Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO

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Gender Gender Equality, Equality, Are we there Are we there yet? yet?

NO!!!

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Why i y is g s gender e r equality i y important to the MICs? to the MICs?

• GE

GE is is an an economic economic necessity necessity; ;

• GE

GE is is crucial for social justice and good crucial for social justice and good governance governance; ;

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Gender Gender equality equality and MICs nd MICs

Upper Upper Middle Countries Middle Countries perform perform better better than than Lower Lower Middle Income Countries Middle Income Countries

• n all four of the
• n all four of the gender

gender indices indices examined examined; ; 1. 1. The Gender The Gender-

• related Development Index (GDI)

related Development Index (GDI) 2. 2. The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) The Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) 3. 3. The Global Gender Gap Index The Global Gender Gap Index 4. 4. The OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) The OECD Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)

• Does

Does a a stronger stronger economy economy lead lead to to equality equality? ? OR OR

• Does

Does stronger stronger GE GE lead lead to to stronger stronger economy economy? ?

• Gender

Gender equality equality and and economic economic development development go hand in hand. go hand in hand. They They are are mutually mutually reinforcing reinforcing. .

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GE in UNESCO’s Domains Education Education Literacy Literacy rates in rates in MICs MICs show some disparities ( show some disparities (lowest lowest in MENA in MENA region region); );

• Upper

Upper Middle countries have Middle countries have achieved achieved gender gender parity parity in in lower lower secondary secondary education education whilst whilst lower lower middle middle income income countries countries have have yet yet to do to do so so; ;

• Better

Better schooling schooling for girls for girls is is positively positively linked linked to to better better life life chances for chances for their their children children; ; Question: Question:

• Will the

Will the economic economic crisis crisis lead lead to a to a decrease decrease in in female female secondary secondary enrolment? enrolment?

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Science Science 29% of 29% of world world’ ’s s researchers researchers are are women women; ; Strong Strong regional regional disparities disparities among among MICs MICs; ; Question: Question: Once Once educated educated, , will will women women have the have the same same chances as men to enter the chances as men to enter the labor labor market market with with equal equal salaries and salaries and with with equal equal conditions? conditions? MICs MICs statistics statistics show show that that in the best case, in the best case, women women earn earn 72% of 72% of men men’ ’s s income income and in the and in the worst worst, 23%. , 23%.

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• Socio

Socio-

• economic and cultural factors underlie some

economic and cultural factors underlie some

• f the disparities;
• f the disparities;
• What can we learn from these figures?

What can we learn from these figures?

• Areas which demand further attention

Areas which demand further attention

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How can the Division of How can the Division of Gender Gender Equality Equality help help FOs FOs efforts to efforts to promote promote Gender Gender Equality Equality in in MICs MICs? ?

• Assist

Assist all all Sectors Sectors and Field Offices for and Field Offices for analysis analysis; ;

• Provide

Provide training, ressources and training, ressources and advice advice; ;

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. For more information, please visit UNESCO’s For more information, please visit UNESCO’s global resource for Gender Equality: global resource for Gender Equality: http://www.unesco.org/genderequality http://www.unesco.org/genderequality Division for Gender Equality Division for Gender Equality Bureau of Strategic Planning Bureau of Strategic Planning 7, pla 7, place de Fontenoy ce de Fontenoy 75007 Paris, France 75007 Paris, France Tel: 33 (0)1 45 68 16 54 Tel: 33 (0)1 45 68 16 54 Fax: 33 (0)1 45 68 55 58 Fax: 33 (0)1 45 68 55 58 Email: gender.equality@unesco.org Email: gender.equality@unesco.org