Also, laws that continue to undermine the rights of women and girls to be free from violence and discrimination need to be urgently reformed, such as the Law of Marriage Act whose repeal is still pending. In addition, significant gender gaps persist at the upper-secondary school level, where there is an average of 78 women enrolled for every men. Drivers of the gender gap at the secondary level are explained by financial constraints at higher education levels, gender norms that prioritize the education of boys over girls, and early marriage and childbirth.
Despite having the NPAs in place, the GBV Assessment findings point to several challenges and persisting gaps that undermine the efforts to address the crisis. For example, the limited allocation of resources in support of the implementation of the NPAs and the lack of monitoring frameworks, which is exacerbated by low funding. In addition, overall GBV systems and coordination are not sufficiently resourced from the national level to the local level, while the paper system of data collection on service delivery statistics for GBV inhibits understanding of trends and needs.
The authors identify further gaps across all sectors in GBV response and prevention programming, particularly in terms of quality of services and ensuring survivor-centered care. The authors make several recommendations for addressing the imbalances. A particularly salient policy priority is urgently taking action to change the legislative framework to address child-marriage as a key driver of GBV. The Law of Marriage Act set the minimum age of marriage to 15 for girls and 18 for boys.
In the High Court of Tanzania ruled that the minimum age for girls was unconstitutional, and this ruling was upheld subsequently by the Court of Appeal in As part of this ruling, the government was instructed to change the minimum age of marriage for girls to be 18 within one year, but this is still pending to date. This site uses cookies to optimize functionality and give you the best possible experience.
If you continue to navigate this website beyond this page, cookies will be placed on your browser. To learn more about cookies, click here. Where We Work Tanzania. Share more close. The new Gender Assessment shows how often interrelated drivers of persisting gender gaps in human endowments, alongside access to land and assets, along with economic opportunities often compound each other.
