Region:Asia Pacific
Current UN Women Plan Period Afghanisthan:2018-2022
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%)
outcome XM-DAC-41146-CHL_D_2.1
Women have greater access to economic resources and more opportunities to reach decision making positions in the private sector
14 Ministries receive technical assistance 2 Public policies supported by UN Women 2142 women strengthen their capacities for employment and entrepreneurship 500 women improve their business skills and participate in business fairs.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-CHL_D_5.1
Marginalized women and young women have access to, participate in and achieve quality learning, entrepreneurship and employment outcomes through second chance education.
SCE Chile has developed a sustainable model for the empowerment of women while advocating and providing technical assistance to address barriers that hinder access to education and decent employment opportunities, as well as becoming a reference for online learning for women from different contexts, such as migrant, refugees, indigenous, low income and marginalised. By December 2024, 8,634 women have enrolled in SCE Chile, against the pilot target of 4,000 . Considering 7,237 women as participants and 5,694 women having already graduated from the program, wit h 1,238 women graduated . In term of impacr, 24% of women report to have started a new business thanks to the program and 36% have improved their business; 16% of them report to have found formal employment due to the program, and 38% declare to have strengthen their employment skills; 44% of the women report to have continued their education. Amongst these, 24% have continued with more advanced training, 5% with technical education and 15% with secondary education.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-CHL_D_5.2
Comprehensive Programme Management including Knowledge development, sharing & communication and programme Monitoring & Evaluation
SCE has made strong progress on management, M&E and communication’s outcome during this period, achieving targets have been met across all indicators, and intended results in all outcome areas. Global result evaluation revealed that the programme was successful in its intervention. Quarterly monitoring also presented that targets were achieved. In terms of communication, 7 impact stories were developed, presenting SCE interventions and successful stories from women which were communicated in UNW LAC website, SCE global and local site, reaching partners and key stakeholders. In terms of knowledge products, 2 briefs, 1 study, 1 toolkit, 2 methodology documents were published in 2023.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-CHL_D_6.1
The capacity of governments and stakeholders is strengthened to assess progress in implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, and other global normative and policy frameworks
Technical assistance in: 4 legislative projects 4 public policies promotion of parity Promotion of civil society in women's peace and security agenda Visibilization of political violence Cooperation framework with Gender Equality PillarShowing 1 - 4 of 4
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