Norms and Decision-making
Social norms continue to constrain women's capacity to effectively participate in society. Addressing these attitudes about women's roles at all ages and societal levels is essential for moving towards a more gender equal redistribution of roles and inclusion of more women in decision-making processes.
Women's participation in decision making (% of women ages 15-49)
Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife by wealth quintile
Indicators
- A woman can apply for a passport in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can be head of household in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can choose where to live in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can get a job in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can open a bank account in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can register a business in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can travel outside her home in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can travel outside the country in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can work at night in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can work in a job deemed dangerous in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman can work in an industrial job in the same way as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- A woman has the same rights to remarry as a man (1=yes; 0=no)
- Belief that female genital mutilation should not be continued (% who have heard about FGM)
- Belief that religion requires female genital mutilation (% who have heard about FGM)
- Comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS (2 prevent ways and reject 3 misconceptions)
- Condom use at last high-risk sex (% ages 15-49)
- Mean age at first marriage
- Proportion of women who have ever experienced any form of sexual violence (% of women age 15-49)
- There is no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her husband (1=yes; 0=no)
- Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women age 15-49)
- Women participating in decisions related to health care, purchases, visiting family, and cooking (%)
- Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife (%)
- Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband (%)
- Women who were first married by age 15 or 18 (% of women ages 20-24)
- Women, Business and the Law: Marriage Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
- Women, Business and the Law: Mobility Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
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