East Asia and Pacific Regional UNGEI

UPDATE

UNGEI GAC Business Meeting13 June 2008

Kathmandu, Nepal

Main activities

Study on ‘Gender Dimension of School to Work Transition’ for the East Asia and the Pacific’

South-East Asia Mid-Term Policy Review Conference – group facilitation

Advocacy brochure

Main Activities (cont.)

Joint statement for Global Action Week on ‘Closing the Gender Gap: Quality Education to Reach Marginalized Girls and Boys’

International Women’s Day - EAP UNGEI booth

Development of advocacy guidelines

Main activities (cont.)

Progress note Review Overview of key trends

Boys too…

Gender Parity Index

Girls significantly disadvantaged

Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity

Gender Parity Achieved

Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity

Boys significantly disadvantaged

Missing Data

Ratio

Girls significantly disadvantaged

Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity

Gender Parity Achieved

Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity

Boys significantly disadvantaged

Missing Data

Gender parity in gross enrolment ratio in secondary education

Source: EFA GMR 2008

East Asia

Disparities at the sub-national level

VietNam

Mekong River Delta

South East

Central Highlands

South Central Coast

North Central Coast

North WestNorth East

Red River Delta

Mekong River Delta

South East

Central Highlands

South Central Coast

North Central Coast

North WestNorth East

Red River Delta

Gender Parity Index

Girls significantly disadvantaged

Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity

Gender Parity Achieved

Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity

Boys significantly disadvantaged

Missing Data

Ratio

Girls significantly disadvantaged

Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity

Gender Parity Achieved

Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity

Boys significantly disadvantaged

Missing Data

Gender parity in net attendance ratio in secondary or higher education

Source: Viet Nam MICS Report

Viet Nam

Digging deeper: the Mekong sub-region

Lao PDR

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Cambodia

Gender Parity Index

Girls significantly disadvantaged

Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity

Gender Parity Achieved

Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity

Boys significantly disadvantaged

Missing Data

Ratio

Girls significantly disadvantaged

Girls disadvantaged, but close to parity

Gender Parity Achieved

Boys disadvantaged, but close to parity

Boys significantly disadvantaged

Missing Data

Gender parity in net enrolment ratio in secondary education

Sources: EFA GMR 2008 and National EFA MDA Reports

Disaggregating data: case of Thailand

Source: Thai MICS 2006

Feminized teaching profession

EFA Global Monitoring Report 2008

Pre-primary education Primary education Secondary education

“Feminine”, “masculine” fields of study

Source: EFA GMR 2008

Parity leading to equality in outcomes?

Source: Human Development Report 2007/2008

Parity leading to equality in outcomes?

Brunei

China 20.3

Hong Kong SAR

Indonesia 11.3

Japan 9

Korea Rep 13.4

Lao PDR 22.9 Macau SARMyanmar

Mongolia 6.7

Malaysia 9.1

Philippines 15.7

Korea DPR 20.1

Singapore 16

Thailand 10.6

Timor Leste 25.3

Vietnam 27.3

Cambodia 9.8

Seats held by women in national parliament

Percent

0.0 - 7.0

7.1 - 14.0

14.1 - 21.0

21.1 - 28.0

Missing Data

Source: GENDER Info 2007

East Asia