MALAWI: Gender and Human Development

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MALAWIGender and Human Development

• Malawis Gender Profile
• Analytical Approach for the report
• Lessons

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MALAWIS GENDER PROFILE

• poverty rates are higher for female-headed
  households (58) compared to male-headed
  households (51).
  
• Women (50) are less educated than men (75)
• Female-headed households are more likely to be
  farming (95 compared to 88) but they lag behind
  male-headed household in obtaining agricultural
  extension advice (8 compared to 14 for
  male-headed households)

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MALAWIS GENDER PROFILE

• women are involved in making decision only for
  crops that do not require fertilizer application
  and where seeds are recycled (only 20 of married
  women said they are involved in decisions about
  large house-holds purchases)
• Access to credit is lower for women than men
• Women work longer than men but spend less time on
  income generating activities and more time in
  domestic chores
  
• girls spend (16 hrs./week) more time on household
  chores compared to boys (10 hrs.)

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MALAWIS GENDER PROFILE

• Fewer women (6) are in wage employment than men
  (22) and, in the same job, women get paid less
  than men
  
• Men have better access than women to important
  resources (education, income sources
  opportunities, credit, etc.) for improving living
  conditions

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Analytical Approach

• Assess progress in gender equality promotion in
  Malawi (achievements, challenges action points)
  that would make a difference in the
  
• Whether policy statements address the gendered
  situation (do policies aim to reduce the gender
  gaps, or they are gender blind?)
  
• Whether national objectives, strategies targets
  scrutinize for gender inclusion or exclusion
  
• The analysis and diagnosis will be based on
  attainment of MDGs and the Malawi Growth
  Development Strategy (2006-2011).
  

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LESSONS