Promoting women's economic empowerment in Cambodia / Asian Development Bank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asian Development Bank, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Cambodia.

Feminism.

Women--Political activity--Cambodia.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (85 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2015.

Summary:

Women's economic empowerment is essential for more inclusive growth in Cambodia. This study takes stock of major gender issues in the Cambodian economy seen through the lens of women's participation, benefit, and agency---the three prerequisites for a fairer distribution of growth benefits. It examines labor market trends and obstacles to women's economic empowerment---particularly in agriculture, business development, and wage employment. Labor migration and vulnerability to shocks are highlighted as special themes. The study makes a series of policy recommendations, identifies areas for further research, and highlights how Asian Development Bank investments can promote women's economic empowerment.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Acknowledgments; Exchange Rates; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction: Participation, Benefit, and Agency; 2 Women's Economic Empowerment: Status, Trends, and Emerging Issues; 2.1 Status: Participation; 2.2 Status: Benefit; 2.3 Status: Agency; 2.4 Emerging Trends; 3 Obstacles to Women's Economic Empowerment; 3.1 Unpaid Domestic and Care Work; 3.2 Low Literacy and Education Levels; 3.3 Issues in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods; 3.4 Issues in Business Development; 3.5 Issues in Wage Employment and the Garment Sector

4 Women and Labor Migration4.1 Migration from Rural Areas to Phnom Penh; 4.2 International Migration; 4.3 Migration and Participation, Benefit, and Agency; 5 Girls' and Women's Vulnerability to Shocks and Crises; 5.1 Poverty, Vulnerability, and Gender; 5.2 Women's Vulnerability Over the Life Cycle; 5.3 Girls' and Women's Vulnerability to Macroeconomic Shocks; 5.4 Girls' and Women's Vulnerability to Natural Disasters; 5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities Inhibit Women's Participation, Benefit, and Agency; 6 The Institutional and Legal Context for Women's Economic Empowerment

6.1 Institutions for Women's Economic Empowerment6.2 Legal Norms; 7 Policy Recommendations and Areas for Further Research; 7.1 Address the Unequal Unpaid Domestic and Care Work Burden of Men and Women and Enhance Women's Human Capital; 7.2 Increase Women's Access to the Assets and Resources that Enhance Agricultural and Rural Livelihoods (Land, Labor, and Human and Financial Capital); 7.3 Support a Business Enabling Environment that Recognizes Women's Specific Constraints and Increases Women's Access to Assets and Resources that Enable Business Development and Expansion

7.4 Support Growth of Wage Employment Opportunities and Improve Working Conditions for Women through Stronger Enforcement of Revised Laws and Regulations and Access to Training for Women7.5 Reduce the Risks and Enhance the Benefits of Migration for Women; 7.6 Enhance Social Protection for Women to Reduce Vulnerability; 7.7 Enhance Ministry of Women's Affairs and Line Ministry Capacity to Design and Implement Gender-Responsive Plans to Promote Women's Economic Empowerment; 7.8 Areas for Further Research; 8 ADB Support for Women's Economic Empowerment

Annex 1: Gender and Development Cooperation Fund Case Study: Public-Private Partnerships at the Siem Reap Women's Development CenterAnnex 2: Asian Development Fund Case Study: The Second Education Sector Development Program; References; Figures; 1 Labor Force Participation Rates (15-64 years) by Sex, 2007-2012; 2 Labor Force Participation Rates by Age Group, Women (15-64 years), 2008 and 2012; 3 Labor Force Participation Rates by Age Group, Men (15-64 years), 2008 and 2012; 4 Labor Force Participation Rates (15+ years) in Selected Southeast Asian Countries, 2012 (%)

5 Distribution of Employment by Class of Worker, Women (15-64 years), Selected Years

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 21, 2016).

ISBN:

9789292548889

9292548883

OCLC:

939866272