SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia
Achieving gender equality and tackling discriminatory laws, social norms and practices
set a direct path toward a more inclusive economy and society. The SIGI 2021 Regional
Report for Southeast Asia provides new evidence-based analysis on the setbacks and
progress in achieving gender equality between 2014 and 2019 in 11 countries. The report
uncovers the discrimination women face within social institutions in various dimensions;
in the family and household context, in relation to physical integrity and access
to productive and financial resources, as well within the political and civil spheres.
The SIGI 2021 Regional Report for Southeast Asia explores the interaction between
women’s empowerment and discriminatory social institutions by looking specifically
at four core areas – health, education, the economic dimension and decision making.
It also unveils the cost of discriminatory social institutions for Southeast Asian
countries and the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis for women and
girls. Building on the regional analysis of how discriminatory social institutions
continue to hinder efforts toward SDG 5, the report provides a set of policy recommendations
to enhance governments’ efforts to deliver on their gender equality commitments by
2030.
Available from March 30, 2021
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