Republic of Yemen

Although the government of Yemen has made positive moves towards eliminating gender inequality by ratifying the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and developing a National Women Development Strategy, in practice the status of women in Yemen still needs further enhancement to ensure that they enjoy the same access to human rights as men.

Women fall short of men on many development indicators including access to education, participation in the workforce, political participation and access to the law.

Persistent gender inequalities are seen as a major impediment to Yemen's development as they effectively limit the productive potential of half the population. Inline with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) UNDP’s Country Office, in collaboration with the Government of Yemen, has identified the following priority areas for intervention that was clearly listed in CO Gender Strategy:
I. Improving the institutional framework to ensure that women and girls have full access to their rights, mainly political ones.
II. Increased consideration of gender concerns in the allocation of public financial resources
III. Improving social perceptions and attitudes towards gender roles

Last Modified on 2011-05-04