Boys at Risk : A Gender Issue in the Caribbean Requiring a Multi-Faceted and Cross-Sectoral Approach

Orlando, Marí ; a Beatriz ; Lundwall, Jonna

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO EDUCATION;    ADOLESCENT;    ADOLESCENT HEALTH;    ADULTHOOD;    ADULTS;   

RP-ID  :  56687

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The Latin American and Caribbean regionhas made significant progress in some basic indicators ofgender equality (access to education and health services andfemale labor force participation) and lags behind in others.However, a second generation of emerging issues suggeststhat, although women continue to be disadvantaged in anumber of indicators, boys' underachievement ineducation and their participation as perpetrators andvictims of violent crime require a new gender paradigm thatincludes male issues. Despite the traditional focus onfemale-related indicators, there is a clear gender dimensionto the problems of at-risk youth, since young boys and girlsengage in different kinds of risky behaviors and indifferent ways. Boys and girls also tend to engagedifferently with schools, communities, and the labor market.This implies that programs and policies need to be designedand implemented with different approaches and tools tobenefit and to reach effectively both girls and boys.