DVM 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Gross Enrolment Ratio, Sub-Saharan Africa, Social Preferences

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: International Development and Globalization
• Course: DVM 2110
• Professor: Sonia Gulati

Document Summary

In no region of the world, are men and women equal in legal, economic, or social rights. Women are more likely to be poor and suffer from poor health. Women may experience childbirth-related illness, or pregnancy-related complications that may be life-threatening. Men are more likely to be exposed to occupational risks that result in health problems. 1 in 3 women around the globe has experienced sexual and other abuse in her lifetime. Violence against men is more common in the public domain, and more common for women in the home. Life expectancy between men and women is closer together in developing countries. Victims of rape are more likely to receive psychological diagnoses in their lives: ocd, anxiety, etc. Women taking up more and more space in government. Only about 1 in 5 paid positions in non-agriculture is assumed by women in northern africa.