Statistical profile of gender in South Asia. Human development indicators for South Asia. Key to indicators. Women in South Asia are bearing the brunt of the region’s increasing poverty; colossal human deprivation; poor governance; discriminations based on customs and traditions; and civil and military strife. Among the number of poor people, the number of illiterates and the unemployed in South Asia, women form the majority. Women have hardly a voice in the decision-making forums in the region. They work from dawn to dusk, but their work is not counted. These are some of the issues that are analysed in the new report in Human Development in South Asia prepared by Islamabad-based Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre. In depth analyses of legal, economic, educational, health and governance issues affecting women and girls are undertaken in various chapters, including a chapter on a conceptual framework to understand the issues from the perspectives of the region’s culture and tradition. The report assembles a wealth of statistical and qualitative material on issues of women, gender and human development in South Asia. It is presented in an easy-to-read, comparative format. Well-known gender experts in the region have contributed to the report’s analysis and data. The annual reports on Human Development in South Asia are the standard reference on regional human development issues, and a valuable resource for both policy makers, academic community, researchers as well as general public within and outside South Asia."
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