Only 29% of married women make their own informed decisions on sexual relations, contraception, and health care. Decision-making power increases dramatically with education and wealth.
Employment status and earnings among married women and men
Employed in last 12 months
Employed in last 12 months
62% of women own a mobile phone, compared to 83% of men — a 21 percentage point gap.
37% of women have a bank account or use mobile money, versus 57% of men.
Percent who believe wife beating is justified under certain circumstances
Percent agreeing beating is justified for at least one reason
Specific justifications for wife beating
Women's ability to make informed decisions about their own bodies (SDG Indicator 5.6.1)
Percent of married women with SRH decision-making power
Percent of married women with SRH decision-making power
Percent of married women with SRH decision-making power
Women's and men's attitudes toward women's right to refuse sex or request condoms
Percent who can actually refuse or ask
SRH decision-making power among married women by state
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