Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys

1. Introduction It is increasingly clear that gender equality varies conceptually from one country to another, as shown by indicators developed in the 1990s by several international organizations. The UNDP Human Development Report, for example, introduced two indicators in 1995: the Gender-related D...

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Main Author:	Yoshida, Kohei
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9119

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spelling	okr-10986-91192021-04-23T14:02:44Z Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys Yoshida, Kohei World Development Report 2012 1. Introduction It is increasingly clear that gender equality varies conceptually from one country to another, as shown by indicators developed in the 1990s by several international organizations. The UNDP Human Development Report, for example, introduced two indicators in 1995: the Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), both of which demonstrate that women�s basic capabilities and the extent of their participation in political and economic decision-making processes are highly variable. While these and similar indicators are based on macro indices, some studies focus on the gender equality perceptions of individuals. The literature shows that attitudes toward gender equality are affected by respondents' own backgrounds, such as marital status and educational attainment, and that the effects can differ from one country to another. This research allows policy makers to differentiate groups and thereby to consider what kinds of policies can have what kinds of impacts on whose gender perceptions. The main difficulty with these types of studies is that they require large amounts of survey data on people's perception. Using data from a recently conducted value survey, the present paper looks at the gender perception of people in four Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The main objective is to determine which socio-demographic factors have significant impacts on people's attitudes toward gender issues in this historically and culturally diverse region. As is described in detail below, the analysis shows that Muslim identity tends to be associated with acceptance of male authority. 2012-06-26T15:38:52Z 2012-06-26T15:38:52Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9119 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank East Asia and Pacific South Asia
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description	1. Introduction It is increasingly clear that gender equality varies conceptually from one country to another, as shown by indicators developed in the 1990s by several international organizations. The UNDP Human Development Report, for example, introduced two indicators in 1995: the Gender-related Development Index (GDI) and the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), both of which demonstrate that women�s basic capabilities and the extent of their participation in political and economic decision-making processes are highly variable. While these and similar indicators are based on macro indices, some studies focus on the gender equality perceptions of individuals. The literature shows that attitudes toward gender equality are affected by respondents' own backgrounds, such as marital status and educational attainment, and that the effects can differ from one country to another. This research allows policy makers to differentiate groups and thereby to consider what kinds of policies can have what kinds of impacts on whose gender perceptions. The main difficulty with these types of studies is that they require large amounts of survey data on people's perception. Using data from a recently conducted value survey, the present paper looks at the gender perception of people in four Southeast Asian countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The main objective is to determine which socio-demographic factors have significant impacts on people's attitudes toward gender issues in this historically and culturally diverse region. As is described in detail below, the analysis shows that Muslim identity tends to be associated with acceptance of male authority.
author	Yoshida, Kohei
author_facet	Yoshida, Kohei
author_sort	Yoshida, Kohei
title	Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys
title_short	Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys
title_full	Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys
title_fullStr	Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys
title_full_unstemmed	Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys
title_sort	gender perceptions in southeast asian countries : findings from jica-ri value surveys
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2012
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Gender Perceptions In Southeast Asian Countries : Findings From Jica-Ri Value Surveys

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