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== Female genital mutilation == |
== Female genital mutilation == |
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According to a UN report of 1995, 60 percent of Chadian women had undergone [[female genital mutilation]] procedure. The procedure is a traditional rite of passage as a girl moves into adulthood. The practice is followed regardless of religious orientation and is equally common amongst Muslims, Christians and [[animist]]s. Adult females are generally not exposed to this procedure.<ref name="USDoS-20010601">{{cite web|url=http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/chad/usdos01_fgm_Chad.pdf|title=Chad: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)|date=2001-06-01|publisher=US Department of State|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> |
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== Gender gap report == |
== Gender gap report == |
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In 2012, the [[World Economic Forum]] ranked |
In 2012, the [[World Economic Forum]] ranked Chad, [[Women in Pakistan|Pakistan]] and [[Women in Yemen|Yemen]] as the worst in their Global Gender Gap Report.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C10%5C25%5Cstory_25-10-2012_pg7_23 Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages: report]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:52, 11 November 2012
Chad is a Central African landlocked country. Women in Chad are the mainstay of its predominantly rural based economy. There are more women than men in the country.[1]
Female genital mutilation
According to a UN report of 1995, 60 percent of Chadian women had undergone female genital mutilation procedure. The procedure is a traditional rite of passage as a girl moves into adulthood. The practice is followed regardless of religious orientation and is equally common amongst Muslims, Christians and animists. Adult females are generally not exposed to this procedure.[2]
Gender gap report
In 2012, the World Economic Forum ranked Chad, Pakistan and Yemen as the worst in their Global Gender Gap Report.[3]
References
- ^ "Rural Poverty in Chad". Rural poverty portal. International fund for agricultural development. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ "Chad: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC)" (PDF). US Department of State. 2001-06-01. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ Women still face gender gap in jobs, wages: report
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