This report is a background note to the poverty assessment for Cabo Verde. This report presents an overview of gender inequalities, status, trends, and drivers behind the observed outcomes. The quantitative data are complemented with qualitative data collected through key informant interviews held with different stakeholders in the country - representatives of civil society, academia, government, and the development community. Overall, the analysis shows that Cabo Verde has made significant gains in terms of gender equality over the past few decades. Illiteracy has been almost eliminated, access to prenatal care is basically universal, and maternal mortality is significantly below the regional average. Key informants and local experts explained Cabo Verde's positive standing today in gender equality with respect to other countries in the region as the result of multiple factors. According to key informants, prioritizing the autonomy of women's bodies entailed efforts to enable women to take control of their body, have access to sexual and reproductive health services, and live a life free from violence.
Authors
Manhique,Marilia Da Graca Juvenalda, Muller,Miriam, Paczko Bozko Cecchini,Gabriela
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/10/16
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- They are Women in the Plural Gender, Inequality and Poverty in Cabo Verde : A Background Note for the Poverty Assessment
- Pages
- 32
- Product Line
- Advisory Services & Analytics
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- CV-Cabo Verde Poverty Assessment -- P179196
- Unit Owning
- EFI-AFR2-POV-Poverty and Equity (EAWPV)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
Table of Contents
- Abbreviations 3
- Acknowledgements 3
- Introduction 4
- Background 6
- Country context 6
- Population and household structure 7
- Poverty and gender 9
- Poverty and gender differences by concelho 11
- Human capital and endowments 13
- Reproductive health 13
- Mental health 15
- Education 15
- Economic participation 18
- Labor force participation 19
- Quality of labor force participation: Wage gap, informality, and precarious work 21
- Entrepreneurship 22
- Asset ownership and financial inclusion 22
- Access to information and communication technology 22
- Gender disparities in the use of time 22
- Voice and agency 25
- Child marriage 25
- Intrahousehold decision-making 25
- Decision-making in the public sphere: High-level positions and political decision-making 26
- Gender-based violence 26
- Conclusions 28
- Appendix A. Original quotes from key informants 29
- References 30
