5.2 Participation in and the formulation of Government policy and the implementation thereof

5.2.1 Women and politics

The Three year Women's Literacy Programme, which seeks to teach 300,000 women to read and write by 2005, working through more than 1000 young literacy volunteers.

This is true of Kuna Yala, where there are almost two illiterate women for every illiterate man Darién, where 26.9 per cent of the male and 35 per cent of the female population are illiterate and Bocas del Toro, where the figures are 26 per cent and 34.7 per cent respectively (see table 8).

The rate of illiteracy was under 10 per cent for women, and about 5 per cent for men.

The adult literacy programmes have been facilitated by the adoption of a common alphabet.

Women account for 65 per cent of the national illiteracy rate, which stands at 45 per cent for the population as a whole.

A larger percentage of women are illiterate compared to men.

The rate of illiteracy in Mexico was declining but remained high among older women and rural and indigenous women.

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These literacy programmes have a focus on women and girls.

In 2001 the overall illiteracy rate was 20.5 per cent, with the rate for women being slightly below that for men.

There is a problem in terms of bringing the illiteracy rate considerably down, especially for girls

Women account for 62 per cent of illiterates, and men 47 per cent.

Women were the majority of the world s illiterate.

Support of the activities of the National Committee of Blind Women of the ABPAM

332. There are currently 1,297,168 illiterate women in Peru.

b) however, in 1991, the degree of illiteracy of women in BiH (16.4 ) had still been higher than the degree of illiteracy of men (3.4 ).

The problem of illiteracy of women is particularly stressed.

Eighty per cent of the female population is illiterate.

333. The rate of illiteracy applies to 18.3 per cent of all women and a much lower proportion 7.1 per cent of men.

While illiteracy continues to be a concern, the rate of female illiteracy is lower than that of males, which is an exception when compared to the situation of illiteracy in most other countries.

Literacy programmes for rural areas had specifically targeted women.

A Committee of Blind Women has been created in 1995.

Literacy activities carried out by the General Women's Federation

In 1990, the female illiteracy rate was 11.1 per cent, slightly higher than that for men (10.3 per cent).

Other courses included English courses for 130 students of both sexes, literacy classes for 90 illiterate persons of both sexes, and courses in typing and knitting.

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They make up 73 per cent of the total number of illiterates, which shows that illiteracy in Peru is fundamentally a women apos s problem.

341. To sum up the breakdown of illiterates by sex shows that illiteracy remains primarily a problem among women.

By sex and area oddly, the number of illiterates in the quot rest of country quot category is higher for men (53.4 ) than for women (46.6 ).

(b) The low level of social awareness among rural women and their high illiteracy rate, which is 42 per cent, as compared with 17 per cent among men in rural areas

a) the degree of illiteracy among women has been reduced by 50 percent in the 20 years preceeding the war in BIH,

Illiteracy is under 3 per cent and women's literacy rates are over 97.4 per cent.

There are nevertheless marked differences among women depending on their place of residence while illiteracy affects 10 of every 100 women in urban areas, it occurs in 43 of every 100 women in rural zones.

Ms. Popescu enquired what steps the Government was taking to address the problem of illiteracy among women.

It is estimated that 86 per cent or approximately 4.85 million women in Afghanistan between the ages 15 and 49 are illiterate, compared to 57 per cent of men.

While not all illiterates are women, most are.

The female illiteracy rate is 50 per cent. The unemployment rate for women is 14.7 per cent as opposed to 11.5 per cent for men.

199. The Committee is concerned that 53 per cent of the female population is illiterate, the majority of these being indigenous women.

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Female illiteracy is linked to low social status and poverty.

For example, the proportion of illiterate women progressively increases for women over 40 years of age.

Illiteracy female ( age 15 and above) ____________

335. From 1981 to 1993, the illiteracy rate among women dropped by 7.8 per cent.