A Short Note On Typhoid And Fiji Gender Analysis

3. Gender Analysis of Typhoid in Fiji 3.1 Gender Analysis in Fiji Due to the diverse population in Fiji, social, economic, legal, employment, educational aspects are different in both urban areas and rural areas. Population living in rural areas was less like to access to the same quality of education, health service and justice comparing with urban areas. However, Fiji government has already on the tract of equality improvement. (Asian Development Bank, 2014) Education. In terms of MDGs 4 and 5, 90% boys and girls accept primary education in Fiji. The amount of enrolment in secondary and tertiary education is higher for females than males (ADB, 2014 Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics, 2006-2009). However, evidences showed that females are more likely to interrupt study because of financial problems. Meanwhile, the quality of education differs from rural areas and urban areas, as the result of poor education infrastructures, access to education and lack of materials and teachers. In addition, sexual and reproductive education shortage related to the low use of contraceptive and high teenager pregnancy rate. (ADB, 2014) Employment, participation and poverty. Despite females attend high level education than males; there is no relationship between education and employment. Females have less chance to be labour force, especially in rural areas. Furthermore, females are more likely to live with poverty because of less working time in formal sectors and more responsibility for