State Policies and Women's Autonomy in China, India, and the Republic of Korea, 1950-2000 : Lessons from Contrasting Experiences

State Policies and Women's Autonomy in China, India, and the Republic of Korea, 1950-2000 : Lessons from Contrasting Experiences

The authors compare changes in gender roles and women's empowerment in China, India, and the Republic of Korea. Around 1950, these newly formed states were largely poor and agrarian, with common cultural factors that placed similar severe cons...

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Main Authors:	Das Gupta, Monica, Lee, Sunhwa, Uberoi, Patricia, Wang, Danning, Wang, Lihong, Zhang, Xiaodan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ARRANGED MARRIAGES AUTONOMY BASIC EDUCATION CHILD CARE CLAN CRIME CULTURAL NORMS CULTURAL VALUES DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISCRIMINATION DIVORCE EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EXOGAMY FAMILIES FAMILY LAW FAMILY PLANNING FEED GENDER GENERATIONS GIRLS HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSEWIVES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE IDENTITY IMAGES OF WOMEN INDUSTRIALIZATION INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS IRON KINSHIP LAND REFORM LAWS LEADERSHIP LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS MALES MARITAL STATUS MARRIAGES MARRIED WOMEN MASS COMMUNICATION MEDIA MIDWIFERY MORAL EDUCATION MORALITY MORTALITY MOTHERS NGOS NORMS NUTRITION OLD AGE PARENTS PATRIARCHY POLYGYNY POWER PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLING PRIVATE SECTOR PROSTITUTION PUBLIC HEALTH REPRODUCTION RESEARCH REPORT RETIREMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL WOMEN SCHOOLS SEX SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIETIES SOCIETY TEACHERS TRADITIONAL CULTURE TRAINING PROGRAMS UNIVERSAL EDUCATION VILLAGES VIOLENCE WORKERS WORKING CONDITIONS WORKPLACE YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/729387/state-policies-womens-autonomy-china-india-republic-korea-1950-2000-lessons-contrasting-experiences http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19771

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/729387/state-policies-womens-autonomy-china-india-republic-korea-1950-2000-lessons-contrasting-experiences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19771

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