Gender disparity in South Asia : comparisons between and within countries (English)

Using data assembled from the Demographic Health Surveys of over 50 countries and from the National Family Health Surveys of individual states in India, the authors create a new data set of comparable indicators of gender disparity. They establish three findings: 1) As is by now well-known, the level of gender disparities in health and education outcomes for girls in South Asia is the highest in the world. 2) Even within South Asia, and within India...

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Filmer, Deon;

King, Elizabeth M.;

Pritchett, Lant;
Document Date
1998/01/31
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS1867
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
South Asia,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Gender disparity in South Asia : comparisons between and within countries
Keywords
gender disparity

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Filmer, Deon; King, Elizabeth M.; Pritchett, Lant.

Gender disparity in South Asia : comparisons between and within countries (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 1867 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/425571468776365522

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