Women were providing more labor than men in all sectors of the economy. Less than 4 percent of the total female work force was unemployed, compared with nearly 10 percent of men who had no occupation. In particular, nearly 10 percent of government employees were women by 1989.

Globally, some progress on women’s rights has been achieved. In Bhutan, in 2010, 84.6% of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) had their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods.

The status of women in Bhutan is influenced by socio-cultural perceptions that generally hold women as less confident, capable and strong and sexually more vulnerable than men. This has influenced access to education, employment and public decision-making and presented a greater challenge as it is to do with the more subdued and indirect forms ...

There is no overt gender discrimination in Bhutan. Women in Bhutan enjoy more social freedom and equality compared with women in the region and the Constitution guarantees equal rights to women and men. The electoral laws also provide equal rights for women in politics.

2024年10月9日 · Here are ten influential women entrepreneurs in Bhutan who are leading the charge and making a difference: 1. Tashi Choden – Founder of Dungtsho. Tashi Choden is a visionary entrepreneur who founded Dungtsho, an organization dedicated to promoting traditional Bhutanese healing practices.

2024年1月30日 · Whilst there has been some progress in women’s rights in Bhutan, with more than 84.6% of women of reproductive age having “had their needs for family planning satisfied with modern methods,” the country still has gaps to close to achieve true gender equality.

2012年3月28日 · Women in Bhutan have always enjoyed a privileged and progressive position. The matriarchal structure – where women inherit property unlike other women in some of the neighbouring countries – grants women access to land and property.

In the mid-1980s, 95 percent of all Bhutanese women from the ages of fifteen to sixty-four years were involved in agricultural work, compared with only 78 percent of men in the same age range. Foreign observers have noted that women shared equally with men in farm labor.

Key legal and policy frameworks have been adopted to ensure women’s full and equal participation in the political, civil, economic, social, and cultural life. A Royal Decree was issued in 1998 that stressed the importance of women’s representation in the National Assembly.

UN Women is currently working in Bhutan, with the Government and the UN system. UN Women provides technical advice and assistance to the National Commission for Women and Children, Gross National Happiness Commission, Department of Budget and Department of …