Gender and Development

Women in Tajikistan
Country Gender Assessments

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This publication is one of a series prepared to provide information on the status and role of women to assist ADB staff integrate gender concerns in formulating country programming work and project design and implementation.

It cites the growing awareness of the gendered nature of transition within Tajikistan, that urgent action needs to be taken to prevent losing all the advances gained by Tajik women under the Soviet system (where they enjoyed equal civic rights to men), and the necessity of ensuring that both women and men have access to the opportunities afforded within the emerging economic and social systems. 2000. 139 pages.

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Contents

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List of Abbreviations and Executive Summary [ PDF: 49kb | 13 pages ]

Chapter 1. Tajikistan in Transition [ PDF: 30kb | 5 pages ]

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 [ PDF: 276kb | 18 pages ]

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, Harrassment, 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 [ PDF: 128kb | 28 pages ]

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 [ PDF: 127kb | 30 pages ]

4.1 Education

4.1.1 Pre-school Education

4.1.2 Compulsory Education

4.2.3 Post-compulsory Schooling

4.2.4 Higher Education

4.2 Health and Health Care

4.2.1 Deteriorationg 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 [ PDF: 64kb | 14 pages ]