Lives Together, World Apart Men and Women in a Time of Change

Kitap : Lives Together, World Apart Men and Women in a Time of Change

Dil : İngilizce

Bölüm : Kadın

Yayın Yeri : New York

ISBN : 0*89714-582-8

Yayın Tarihi : Ocak 2000

Yayıncı : United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

Kitap No : 1659

İÇİNDEKİLER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
Overview
Introduction ..
Summary .................................................................
Gender and Health .............................................
Violence against Women ...................................
Men, Reproductive Rights and Gender Equality The Cost of Inequality.......................................
Working to End Gender Inequality ....................
Action Taken, Action Needed ............................
CHAPTER 2
Gender and Health ...............................
Components of Reproductive Health Care.....................
Family Planning .......................................................
Safe Motherhood .....................................................
Abortion and Post-abortion Care .............................
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Including HIV/AIDS .
Female Genital Mutilation .......................................
Reproductive Health Programme Issues........................
Public Health Concerns.............................................
Cultural Restrictions Limit Choice ...........................
Professional Roles and Gender Roles .......................
Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health
and Behaviour...........................................................
Programmes Can Help Change the Rules .................
Policies Promoting Partnerships .............................
Men's Reproductive Health Needs .................................
Reproductive Health Needs of Migrants and Refugees-Partnerships for Reproductive Health and
Family Planning .....................................................
Networks ................................................................
National NGOs and Community Health Services ....
NGOs and Adolescents' Reproductive Health..........
CHAPTER 3
Violence against Women and Girls: A Human Rights and Health Priority
Impacts on Reproductive Health ..............................
Trafficking in Women and Girls ................................
"Honour" Killings...................................................
NGOs Work against Gender Violence ......................
CHAPTER 4
Men, Reproductive Rights and Gender Equality...............................
Men's Roles and Changing Realities........
Violence ....................................
Gender Inequality and Cultural Expectations.........
Men's Support for Sexual and Reproductive Health
Lessons from India ..
Other NGO Efforts to Involve Men ...................
A Common Agenda .................................................

CHAPTER 5
Counting the Cost of Gender Inequality ................................
The Costs of Economic Invisibility............
The Costs of Denying Health Care............
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity ......
The Economic Cost of HIV/AIDS ........
Gender-based Violence ........................
Psychological Costs...........................
Education: Costs of the Gender Gap ........
Micro-credit: Investing in Women .........
Demography and Gender:
Costs and Opportunities ......................
The Demographic Bonus.....................
The Impact of Ageing ..........................
Measuring Gender Inequalities..................
Indices and Other Indicators ................
Other Efforts to Monitor Progress ....
CHAPTER 6
Women's Rights Are Human Rights
Human Rights Treaties ....................................................
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women.............................
Human Rights Treaty Bodies:
Reports and Recommendations ...............................
International Conference Consensus Agreements ..
International Conference on Population
and Development....................................................
Five-year Reviews .........................................................
CHAPTER 7
Working Towards a Better Future
The Role of Governments
Legal Support for Gender Equality .............
New Legislation ............................................
Design of Policies and Programmes..............
Key Policy Issues...........................................
UNFPA Support for Gender Equality ..
Support to Governments...............................
Adolescent Reproductive Health ....................
Gender Violence ............................................
Male Involvement.........................................
Other Areas of Assistance ..............................
The Role of Donors
The Challenges Ahead ........................................
NOTES
SOURCES FOR BOXES


BOXES
1. Discrimination and Poverty Go Hand in Hand
2. Most Maternal Deaths Could be Prevented ......
3. Beyond 6 Billion................................................
4. ICPD+5 Review and Gender ............................
5. "Beijing+5"Review Reaffirms Commitment to 1995 Platform for Action..........................
6. Discrimination against Girls:
A Matter of Life and Death ..........................
7. Benchmark Indicators Adopted at the ICPD+5 Review ..................................
8. Honduras Reduces Maternal Mortality
9. The Toll of Abortion ............................
10. AIDS Is Now the Number One Killer in Africa.............................................
11. Sri Lanka Succeeds in Promoting Women's Health...
12. Sexual Activity Differs among
Young Men and Women...........................................
13. Gender Norms Can Prevent Safe Sex .......................
14. Gates Foundation Helps Protect
African Youth against HIV/AıDS .............................
15. UNFPA and Reproductive Health Needs
in Emergency Situtions........
16. Using Networks to Promote Reproductive Health ....
17. Killings in Sweden Spark Debate
about Domestic Violence ..........................................
18. Women's Attackers Seldom Punished
in Pakistan ................................................................
19. Trafficking in the United States Rarely Punished, Report Says ..............................................................
20. Two "Honour" Killings in Jordan ............................
21.Women Foreign Ministers Seek End To
Human Trafficking....................................................
22. Men Can Change Course of AIDS Epidemic,
UNAIDS Reports .................
23. Development and Human Rights............................
24. Women's Work Is,Under-rewarded............................
25. Gender Inequality in Education Persists ....................
26. New Information Technologies
and Women's Empowerment ...................................
27. Benefits of Micro-credit Are More than Economic
28. The Right to Reproductive Health Care....................
29. The ICPD Programme of Action and Gender Equalit,
30. Women in Decision-making .....................................
31. Egyptian Women Gain Divorce Rights Similar
to Men's
32. Monitoring and Evaluation Improve Programmes and Promote Gender Sensitivity .................................
33. Legal Reforms in India against Rape .........................
34. Legal and Professional Action against
Rape in South Africa .................................................

CHARTS AND GRAPHS
Fig. 1: Family Planning Needs Will Grow as
Both Population and Demand Increase...........
Fig. 2: Percentage of Births with Skilled Attendants, by Subregion .................................................
Fig. 3: How Often Couples Have Discussed Family Planning, as Reported by Men and Women, Malawi, 1992 ..............................................
Fig. 4: Percentage of All Births to Women under Age 20, by Region/subregion ...................
Fig. 5: Percentage of Adult Women Reporting Physical Assault by a Male Partner ......
Fig. 6: Gross Enrolment Rates in Secondary School, by Sex and Region, 1997 ...............................
Fig. 7: Percentage of Men and Women Expected to Survive to Age 80, by Region (Among people born 1995-2000) ............................................
TABLES
Table 1: Gender Violence throughout a Woman's Life ..........................
Table 2: Gender Equality Index ............
INDICATORS
Monitoring ICPD Goals: Selected Indicators .... Demographic, Social and Economic Indicators
Selected Indicators for
Less-Populous Countries/Territories ..........
Notes for Indicators........................................
Technical Notes ................................................