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2005 report
Women and poverty: the high price of occupation
Izzat Abdul Hadi, Nadya Engler
Bisan Center for Research and Development

All development indicators in Palestine are in danger of further decline because of the combination of Israeli occupation and the subsequent deterioration of the economic situation. Women bear the brunt of this burden with female-headed households experiencing an incidence of poverty 1.3 times higher than households headed by men despite humanitarian aid and women’s efforts to generate income in household-based activities.

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Significant regression  Primary school enrolment rate Slight progress  Under-5 mortality
Significant progress  Secondary school enrolment rate Stagnant  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Significant progress  Tertiary school enrolment rate Stagnant  Net secondary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Tuberculosis Significant progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Slight progress  Infant mortality Slight progress  Seats in parliament held by women

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4146784 Population
6207 SQ KM
Capital: Jerusalem (Al-Quds Ash Sharif)
Currency: New shekel
Language: Arabic
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries in better situation
Education   Countries above average
Environment   Countries above average
Health   Countries in better situation
Children’s immunization   Countries in better situation
Women’s reproductive health   Countries in better situation
Gender and education   Countries in better situation
Women’s empowerment   Countries in worse situation
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Education   Slight progress
Health   Slight progress
Gender and education   Slight progress
See general references see references
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