ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/ECW/2007/Technical Paper.1
Country: State of Palestine
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: Financing for development, Gender equality, Resilient development & conflict prevention
Initiatives: Women’s rights and gender mainstreaming, Women, peace and security
SDGs: Goal 5: Gender Equality
Keywords: Economic conditions, Gender-based violence, Girls, International instruments, Palestine, Peace, Social conditions, Territories occupied by israel, Women, Women's rights
Social and Economic Situation of Palestinian Women 2000-2006
January 2007
The report reviews the devastating repercussions of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian women in the period 2000-2006. It presents demographic information on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including size, age and distribution of the population, and rates of fertility and mortality, and of marriage and divorce. It examines indicators on political participation, labour and the economy, poverty, education, legal and human rights, and health, analysing gender gaps. The report finally describes the living conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory in that period, highlighting the Israeli measures that impose collective punishment on the civilian population and their impact on women.
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The report reviews the devastating repercussions of the Israeli occupation on Palestinian women in the period 2000-2006. It presents demographic information on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including size, age and distribution of the population, and rates of fertility and mortality, and of marriage and divorce. It examines indicators on political participation, labour and the economy, poverty, education, legal and human rights, and health, analysing gender gaps. The report finally describes the living conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory in that period, highlighting the Israeli measures that impose collective punishment on the civilian population and their impact on women.
