East Asia and Pacific Regional UNGEI
UPDATE
UNGEI GAC Business Meeting13 June 2008
Kathmandu, Nepal
Main activities
Study on ‘Gender Dimension of School to Work Transition’ for the East Asia and the Pacific’
South-East Asia Mid-Term Policy Review Conference – group facilitation
Advocacy brochure
Main Activities (cont.)
Joint statement for Global Action Week on ‘Closing the Gender Gap: Quality Education to Reach Marginalized Girls and Boys’
International Women’s Day - EAP UNGEI booth
Development of advocacy guidelines
Main activities (cont.)
Progress note Review Overview of key trends
Boys too…
Gender Parity Index
Girls significantly disadvantaged
Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity
Gender Parity Achieved
Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity
Boys significantly disadvantaged
Missing Data
Ratio
Girls significantly disadvantaged
Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity
Gender Parity Achieved
Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity
Boys significantly disadvantaged
Missing Data
Gender parity in gross enrolment ratio in secondary education
Source: EFA GMR 2008
East Asia
Disparities at the sub-national level
VietNam
Mekong River Delta
South East
Central Highlands
South Central Coast
North Central Coast
North WestNorth East
Red River Delta
Mekong River Delta
South East
Central Highlands
South Central Coast
North Central Coast
North WestNorth East
Red River Delta
Gender Parity Index
Girls significantly disadvantaged
Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity
Gender Parity Achieved
Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity
Boys significantly disadvantaged
Missing Data
Ratio
Girls significantly disadvantaged
Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity
Gender Parity Achieved
Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity
Boys significantly disadvantaged
Missing Data
Gender parity in net attendance ratio in secondary or higher education
Source: Viet Nam MICS Report
Viet Nam
Digging deeper: the Mekong sub-region
Lao PDR
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Gender Parity Index
Girls significantly disadvantaged
Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity
Gender Parity Achieved
Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity
Boys significantly disadvantaged
Missing Data
Ratio
Girls significantly disadvantaged
Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity
Gender Parity Achieved
Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity
Boys significantly disadvantaged
Missing Data
Gender parity in net enrolment ratio in secondary education
Sources: EFA GMR 2008 and National EFA MDA Reports
Disaggregating data: case of Thailand
Source: Thai MICS 2006
Feminized teaching profession
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2008
Pre-primary education Primary education Secondary education
“Feminine”, “masculine” fields of study
Source: EFA GMR 2008
Parity leading to equality in outcomes?
Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008
Parity leading to equality in outcomes?
Brunei
China 20.3
Hong Kong SAR
Indonesia 11.3
Japan 9
Korea Rep 13.4
Lao PDR 22.9 Macau SARMyanmar
Mongolia 6.7
Malaysia 9.1
Philippines 15.7
Korea DPR 20.1
Singapore 16
Thailand 10.6
Timor Leste 25.3
Vietnam 27.3
Cambodia 9.8
Seats held by women in national parliament
Percent
0.0 - 7.0
7.1 - 14.0
14.1 - 21.0
21.1 - 28.0
Missing Data
Source: GENDER Info 2007
East Asia