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Key Findings
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• The process of economic transition from central planning to open market has not been gender-neutral.
• While internationally, women have borne the brunt of gender inequality, in the transition countries of Europe and Central Asia, both men and women have paid a price.
• Men now face an increased risk of unemployment. High male unemployment rates have increased men's stress levels and adversely affected their health and longevity.
• The dismantling of state support to the family has increased the burden on women for nurturing activities.
• Reduced pension benefits have left elderly women at greater risk of poverty and hardship.
• Gender inequalities in education are growing. While in Central Europe, boys are dropping out of secondary school in greater numbers, in Central Asia, the enrolment of girls in schools is falling.
• The deterioration in the quality and availability of reproductive health services in some countries has adversely affected women's health.
• In Central Asia and Azerbaijan, the growing disadvantage faced by women in education, employment, and health care, is threatening economic growth. It is also undermining efforts to reduce poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
• Women are increasingly vulnerable and their welfare is threatened by the rise in human trafficking. |
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