This paper offers an overview of the social and economic status of women in Tonga. It documents some of their main roles and responsibilities within the development process and analyses their principal needs, problems and concerns against the backdrop of social and economic trends in the country.
This paper deals with the socioeconomic status of Malaysian women. It describes the recent trends of the female labor force participation, the areas where the female labor force is concentrated at present, and gender differentials in wages, and it contains recommendations to improve women’s status through their participation in economic development. It focuses on the need to enhance the educational and health opportunities for Malaysian women. It analyzes national Women in Development (WID) policies and the national machinery related to WID, and the Bank’s WID strategy in terms of its pipeline of technical assistance (TA) and loan projects.