Women Paying the Price: the Impact of Global Economic Crisis on Southeast Asia Women

Women experience poverty differently from men; at times of acute pressure women are expected to bring in income, run a household, care for children and elders and more. Oxfam conducted a research report draws on country case studies from Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia to identify and recognise how the financial crisis has impacted on women, in order test whether East Asian governments are doing enough to support the most vulnerable. ..http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/economic_crisis/economic-crisis-impac­t-on-southeast-asia.html

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