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Assessing women's well-being in Asia
Publication Date: January 2002
Publisher(s): East-West Center
Author(s): Sidney B. Westley
Series: Asia-Pacific population & policy ; no. 61
Topic: Population and demographics (Women)
Social conditions (Social status)
Type: Brief
Coverage: Asia
Abstract:
After centuries of male domination in much of Asia, women's lives are improving with economic development, social modernization, and better access to health and family planning technology. Yet many Asian women still face problems of low status at home and in the workplace.