The report draws on the conceptualframework of the world development 2012: gender equality anddevelopment, and the regional report on gender equality,opening doors: gender equality in the Middle East and NorthAfrica. The report's analytic approach is unique inthreading together three bodies of evidence and analysis toshed new light on significant trends and causes underpinningthe large gender disparities in the country. The reportpresents: i) a fresh look at available survey data on humandevelopment and socio-economic indicators in the country;ii) a brief history and in-depth analysis of the mostcritical legal barriers to women's and girl's fullparticipation in Yemeni society; and iii) insights from arich qualitative dataset collected in January 2011.Thefindings especially highlight the powerful roles of socialnorms and legal rights and entitlements in placing women andgirls at a disadvantage and constraining not only fasterprogress on gender equality but also the country'seconomic development. The objectives of this report aretwo-fold: first, to take stock of the status of genderoutcomes in Yemen and understand the forces that are drivingthe strong gender inequalities; and second, drawing on theseinsights and outcomes of the study, to highlight promisingareas for policy action in this crucial transition period.The report explores how individual aspirations andopportunities in the areas of education, family formation,and labor force participation are constrained by the severegender gaps in Yemeni society.
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