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Gender Factsheet
[GENDER]
Case Study: Cambodia
Videos:
Sheryl DuWann discusses global gender oppression;
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/sheryl_wudunn_our_century_s_greate st_injustice.html
Websites:
Thematic issues concerning gender equality;
Case Study: Papua New Guinea
The penis makes a man incapable of doing onerous gardening and tending the crops of edible sweet potatoes.
As a whole, PNG society is very maledominated. There is a general view that women are objects on par with other items of value pigs and gardens. Daily life is gendered, with women expected to carry out tasks that men cannot do so
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/directory/critical_areas_of_concern_30. htm
Articles:
So what about boys? Including men in development;
http://plan-international.org/files/global/publications/campaigns/BIAAGReport-2011.pdf
Domestic violence is a huge problem in Cambodia with many Cambodians believing it is a private matter that should be tolerated and rationalised.
22.5% of married Cambodian women experienced violence at home in 2009 80% of women surveyed said they knew a husband who used physical violence with his wife