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Public discourse on gender in South Asia has tended to focus on the family and culture as the primary culprits in creating gender inequality. Frequently public policies tend to be less effective in ad...
Female Autonomy and Fertility：An Overview of the Situation in South Asia
socio-cultural milieu South Asian subcontinent Female Autonomy
2009/4/24
This article explores several dimensions of the socio-cultural milieu in countries of the South Asian subcontinent that account for the persistence of moderate to high fertility. It finds that, becaus...
This article focuses on the situation regarding sex preference for sons in four South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which account for a combined population of about 1.2 b...
Unmet Need for Contraception in South Asia：Levels, Trends and Determinants
Contraception South Asia
2009/4/2
This paper, which covers selected countries in South Asia, attempts to examine levels of and trends in unmet need for contraception, and identify the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of ...
In the last three decades, almost all countries in the ESCAP region have made noteworthy progress in improving women's overall status, and particularly their health and education indicators. This pape...
Fertility Decline, Family Size and Female Discrimination：A Study of Reproductive Management in East and South Asia
Fertility Decline Family Size Female Discrimination
2009/4/1
A study of demographic narratives across East and South Asia suggests that, region-wide, there is increasing tension or conflict between preferred family size and preferred family-sex composition whic...
Migration Trends and Patterns in South Asia and Management Approaches and Initiatives
Migration Trends South Asia
2009/3/27
Historic ties, accentuated by the modern day dynamics of migration has given rise to a complex and multidimensional population movement in the South Asian region. Today, migration features prominently...
Family Transition in South Asia：Provision of Social Services and Social Protection
Family Transition South Asia Social Services Social Protection
2009/3/27
An accelerated creation of nuclear families occurred with the process of modernization when large-scale migration from rural to urban areas occurred largely among young adults who left their villages ...
Changing Demographics, Emerging Risks of 63 Economic-Demographic Mismatch and Vulnerabilities Faced by Older Persons in South Asia：Situation Review in India and Pakistan
Changing Demographics Economic-Demographic Older Persons
2009/3/27
With successive decline in fertility-mortality parameters and added life span, India and Pakistan are gradually becoming young and old simultaneously. These changes however underlie many complex issue...