Catalog

People's Republic of China
Country Gender Assessment

View the document [ PDF: 576kb | 114 pages ]. To read, you need Acrobat.

Contents

Chapter 1. Gender and Poverty in the People's Republic of China

A. Poverty in the People's Republic of China
B. The Gender Dimensions of Poverty
C. Gender and the State Programs on Poverty Reduction
D. Gender and the National Millennium Development Goals

Chapter 2. Gender Dimensions of Economic Development

A. The Formal Labor Market
B. The Informal Labor Market
C. Women and Entrepreneurship
D. Microcredit and Women
E. The Rural Economy
F. Labor Migration

Chapter 3. Gender Dimensions of Human Development

A. Education
B. Health

Chapter 4. Further Gender Equality Concerns

A. Gender-based Violence
B. Trafficking
C. Gender Aspects of Social Security System Reform

Chapter 5. Policies on and Institutional Environment for Gender Equality

A. Regulatory and Legal Framework
B. National Policies
C. National Institutions Promoting Gender Equality
D. Gender, National Representation, and Public Administration
E. Public Administration Reform
F. Women in Civil Society

Chapter 6. Recommendations for Mainstreaming Gender into Poverty Reduction Strategy

A. Reduce Gender-related Issues Contributing to Poverty
B. Address Gender Dimensions of Economic Development
C. Assure Gender Equality in Human Development
D. Remedy Additional Gender Equality Concerns
E. Strengthen Women's National Machinery and its Impact on Policy and the Institutional Environment
F. Incorporate Gender in Governance

Chapter 7. Mainstreaming Gender Equality into ADB Operations

A. Focal Areas of the Country Partnership Strategy
B. Gender Mainstreaming in Strategic Program Areas Identified in the Country Partnership Strategy Initiating Paper
C. Strengthening Sectoral Results through Gender Mainstreaming

Appendixes