UNDP launches report on Women in Public Life
17 Mar 2011, 11:44 AM
JJ Robinson and Ahmed Nazeer
The UNDP yesterday launched a report on Women in Public Life in the Maldives, during a function yesterday evening at the Traders Hotel.
The report contrasts the country’s relatively high basic human development metrics with the country’s low Gender Empowerment Measure, which ranks the Maldives 90th out of 109 countries.
The report noted that a “culture of protectiveness” was inherent in the Maldives, “where girls are encouraged to stay home and boys are encouraged to be out-going, forward and self-confident.”
This impacted women’s education, as cultural expectations limited the ability of women to study abroad and attain tertiary qualifications.
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