World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
People’s lives in China are improved further as headway is made in ensuring access to childcare, education, healthcare services, elderly care, housing, and social assistance, and more people in China, including left-behind groups, benefit from equitable and public services and social protection systems as well as accelerated efforts to reduce gender inequality and other forms of social inequality throughout the life-course.
CGF’s outcome is that national stakeholders have more national/local legislation/action plans on gender equality or incorporate gender equality into their legislation/action plan, so as to ensure people’s lives in China are improved, especially in the newly emerged field, which is in line with the SP-D-1.2: More national and local plans and budget are gender-responsive. The national/local legislation/action plan include the national gender mainstreaming standards in philanthropy work in China, and the provincial/regional gender mainstreaming guidelines in AI industry etc.
People’s lives in China are improved further as headway is made in ensuring access to childcare, education, healthcare services, elderly care, housing, and social assistance, and more people in China, including left-behind groups, benefit from equitable and public services and social protection systems as well as accelerated efforts to reduce gender inequality and other forms of social inequality throughout the life-course.
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Data reported for 2022 results against this indicator was obtained as part of a learning process on social norms and therefore may not accurately reflect the results obtained. Internal reviews of data collected on social norms across relevant indicators, coupled with external reviews, are informing the design of UN Women’s principled approach to social & gender norms change. This will be reflected in changes to the indicators to be introduced in the Mid-Term Review of the Strategic Plan.
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
People’s lives in China are improved further as headway is made in ensuring access to childcare, education, healthcare services, elderly care, housing, and social assistance, and more people in China, including left-behind groups, benefit from equitable and public services and social protection systems as well as accelerated efforts to reduce gender inequality and other forms of social inequality throughout the life-course.
In 2023, some progress has been made toward the outcome through efforts led by UN Women and its partners, including through joint advocacy, strengthening the evidence base for policy making, provision of technical support for policy making and implementation of laws promoting GEWE, strengthening institutional mechanisms for capacity development, and the promotion of women’s leadership and participation. Through grants to local partners and technical assistance from UN Women under its China Gender Fund for Research and Advocacy (CGF), engaged duty bearers have gained an increased understanding of the significance of gender issues, including in political participation, and environmental protection (contributing to Outputs 1.1.1, 1.1.2). As a result, engaged duty bearers have taken policy decisions and other actions to address these issues and ensure girls’ and women’s equal access to opportunities and services. Results include: With financial and technical support from UN Women, a sustainable Sanjiangyuan Women’s Environmentalist network was formed and grew to include 30 members in 2023. The network will continue to cultivate indigenous women’s leadership in climate action. One of the network pioneers, Bayang, a 22-year old Tibetan woman, was recognized as one of the “2023 BBC 100 Women” for her contributions to tackling climate change. In the area of ending violence against women (EVAW), the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) developed the Ten Guiding Cases on Anti-Domestic Violence in China, which were launched nationally in June 2023. The SPC will continue using these cases to identify gaps in current trial practices, and the cases will serve as a reference document for local courts and judges to strengthen survivor-centred approaches. UN Women provided technical and financial assistance in support of the development of the Guiding Cases, providing direct inputs on the alignment of these cases with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CEDAW, while meeting the needs of the local judicial context. 397 national stakeholders from Gansu, Hunan, Liaoning, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces have strengthened capacities on the UN Essential Services Package (ESP) and multisectoral coordination mechanisms. Partnering with the China Association of Family and Marriage and the China Women’s University, UN Women provided comprehensive training based on the ESP with a special focus on how to work with the police and health sector on domestic violence case referral and survivor-centred response services. Although data is not available yet to assess the impact of the capacity-building initiatives on survivors, increased capabilities for multisector coordination are expected to directly contribute to survivors’ enhanced access to public services and social protection systems. UN Women, through technical and financial support to Beijing Dongcheng Yuanzhong Family and Community Development Center (Yuanzhong), also strengthened the capacity of 20 CSO service providers on case management, referral and effective multi-sectoral coordination mechanisms and supported the official publication of the Domestic Violence Social Service Manual, which will serve as a critical resource for stakeholders moving forward. The above achievements affirm the efficacy of the original strategy and Theory of Change focused on strengthening capacities among the justice sector, government service providers, and non-governmental organizations and service providers to implement effective coordination mechanisms, deliver quality essential services for women and girls, advocate for laws and policies in support of women and girls, and encourage women’s participation in decision making and leadership. UN Women will be leveraging these achievements and expanding these initiatives through new EVAW and CGF programmes in 2024.Disclaimer and notes
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