Country Gender Assessments

This report provides an overview of gender issues in areas relevant to ADB operations in Viet Nam. It explores progress in gender equality and persisting barriers to women's full contribution to development goals and how ADB operations under the Country Partnership Strategy 2008-2012 can contribute.

This report is one of a series of country gender assessments and strategies prepared in conjunction with ADB country strategies and programs, which aims to provide information on gender and development in ADB's developing member countries to assist ADB staff in country and strategy formulation as well as in project design and implementation.

Women in Bangladesh remain particularly vulnerable to living in poverty. Socially prescribed roles have limited women’s access to economic resources such as capital, skills, and marketing know-how.

The paper provides an updated gender strategy and recommendations for ADB's future country strategy and program.

This report assesses the gender "terrain" in Cambodia. The assessment is based on a review of existing information from government, donor, and nongovernment organization sources and from extensive consultations with various stakeholders.

This study provides information on gender issues in Viet Nam to assist ADB staff in country programming and project design and implementation.

This study provides information on gender issues in Bangladesh to assist ADB staff in country programming and project design and implementation.

This study provides information on gender issues in Maldives to assist ADB staff in country programming and project design and implementation.

This study provides information on gender issues in Republic of Uzbekistan to assist ADB staff in country programming and project design and implementation.

This study provides information on gender issues in Pakistan to assist ADB staff in country programming and project design and implementation.