Country Programme (2007-2011/2012) evaluation - UNFPA Moldova

At present, the Republic of Moldova has an advanced gender legal and institutional framework and a
high-level political commitment to address gender inequalities in the country. In fact, according to OECD
ranking in Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 49 , the Republic of Moldova ranks 12 th out of 102
countries. However, even the institutional gender framework is internationally assessed as modern and
providing important spaces of equality, the reality on the ground looks different as shown in Figure 3
below, which reveals a conservative and unequal picture of women’s role in daily life. Hence, even if
there are already important institutional achievements regarding gender policy, the impact onthe ground is
still limited due to reduced progress regarding its implementation.
Figure 3: Perceptions about rights and roles of women and men in the society and family
Unmarried pregnant woman is a shame for her
family
26.1%
24.7%
15.7%
16%
16%
Women should be virgins before marriage
25.3%
28.2%
19.4%
13%
11%
Women should get married before 25 years
21.5%
26.7%
23.7%
15%
11%
Men should take of elderly parents
37.1%
41.2%
13.8% 5% 1%
The role of the woman is to give birth and raise
healthy children
38.3%
40.1%
12.1% 6% 3%
Women and men have the same opportunities to
become political or business leaders
36.7%
36.9%
12.7% 7% 4%
Women and men have the same right to migrate for
work
36.3%
40.2%
11.4% 6% 4%
Women should raise kids and man should provide
for the family
29.3%
28.1%
18.5%
12%
11%
Women earn less money than men
19.6%
24.1%
27.5%
17%
10%
Women and men have equal rights
40.3%
32.8%
11.3% 8% 5%
Strongly agree Mostly agree Agree Somewhat disagree Disagree Do not know
Source: UNFPA Moldova, Women’s Vulnerability to HIV and AIDS in the Republic of Moldova 2010
Box 5: Protection and Empowerment of Victims of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence
The 3-year Project “Protection and Empowerment of Victims of Human Trafficking and Domestic
Violence”, launched in October 2008, is implemented jointly by four agencies: United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), International
Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
49 http://genderindex.org/ranking The index was estimated for the first time in 2009 and has not been updated since,
hence it still does not allow to assess trends.
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