Fragility, Demographics, Gender Inequality: Mali
Selected Issues Papers, July 19, 2023
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- Authors: Luc Tucker
- Published: July 19, 2023
- Series: Selected Issues Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400251153.018
Summary findings
- Mali exhibits many characteristics of a fragile and conflict-affected state.
- High population growth in Mali places pressure on the country’s resources, including food supplies.
- Gender inequality is high, with women and girls experiencing disadvantages in many aspects of life.
- These challenges are closely related and require coordinated reforms to break the vicious cycle that has left Mali trapped in a state of fragility since 2012.
Demographics and resource pressure
- High population growth is identified as a key demographic challenge.
- Population pressures are explicitly linked to strains on resources, notably food supplies.
Gender inequality
- Gender inequality in Mali is described as high.
- Women and girls face disadvantages in multiple aspects of life, contributing to broader socio-economic fragility.
Linkages and policy implications
- The report emphasizes the close relationship between fragility, demographics, and gender inequality.
- Coordinated reforms are recommended as necessary to break the vicious cycle sustaining Mali’s fragility since 2012.
Publication and metadata
- Author: Luc Tucker
- Publication date: July 19, 2023
- Pages: 8
- Volume: 2023
- Issue: 055
- Series: Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/055
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400251153.018
- Stock No: SIPEA2023055
- ISBN: 9798400251153
- ISSN: 2958-7875
Fragility, Demographics, Gender Inequality: Mali — Luc Tucker, Selected Issues Papers, July 19, 2023; https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400251153.018
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- Fragility, Demographics, Gender Inequality: Mali; Selected Issues Paper No. 2023/055; May 9, 2023