Good
governance from the ground up: Women’s roles in post-conflict
Cambodia
This report by the Policy Commission of Women Waging Peace written
by Laura McGrew, Kate Frieson, and Sambath Chan, traces women’s
contributions to governance and peace through local and national
politics as well as civil society. Despite the fact that politics
in Cambodia have been characterized by mistrust and that a culture
of violence persists, women have made major contributions to good
governance and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Download this
report
from our server.
Human
rights situation of Cambodian women (2000)
The Constitution contains
explicit language providing for equal rights for women, equal
pay for equal work, and equal status in marriage. In practice
women have equal property rights with men, have the same status
in bringing divorce proceedings, and have equal access to education
and some jobs. However, cultural traditions continue to
limit the ability of women to reach senior positions in business
and other areas. Read more about the human rights situation of
Cambodian women in this 2000 US State Department report.
Plates
in a basket will rattle: domestic violence in Cambodia (1999)
One in every six women
in Cambodia is a victim of domestic violence, and more than seven
in ten know personally a family where violence is common. This
was one of the shocking discoveries made by The Project against
Domestic Violence (PADV) in their “Household survey on domestic
violence”. Carried out in 1996, the survey was the first of its
kind in Cambodia, and the largest quantitative survey of domestic
violence in the world. Find out more from this article from Oxfam
newsletter on Gender.
Cambodia
states commitment to women in regional high-level government meet
(1999)
According to Cambodia's
Women's Affairs Minister Mu Sok Huo, the Cambodian government
has launched a program called “Women are Precious Gems,” to encourage
Cambodian society to value women more highly and respect their
rights and protect them from violence. She made this announcement
at the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting for Asia and the Pacific
in Bangkok, which seeks to review the progress made by governments
in this region in implementing the Beijing Platform for Action,
adopted by the world’s governments in 1995. Read more from this
1999 news article from AWORC.
Fact
Sheet on Trafficking and Prostitution of Cambodian Women
A fact sheet on the trafficking
and prostitution of Cambodian women. This fact sheet includes
statistics, case samples and the existing policies and laws related
to these problems.
Women
at the ballot box (1998)
Perhaps in recognition
of the increased political mobility of women, many parties pledged
to ensure that 30% of candidates were women during the 1998 polls.
However, Cambodia's three major parties seemed to forget their
pledge. Find out what happened in this special feature from BBC
Online.
SD
Dimensions: Cambodia Women in Agriculture (1998)
Interesting facts and figures on Cambodian women in
agriculture, environment and rural production.
Bibliographies
List of publications from Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
