Discussion: Khmer people and the Phnom Penh frame of reference

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Number of Cambodian women university graduates remains low: minister
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PHNOM PENH, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The number of women graduated from institutions of higher education remained low in Cambodia due to absorption of garment workforce and poor living conditions, Minister of Women's Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi said Monday.

"Last year, only one female student, or 0.09 percent, graduated with a doctorate degree, 469 women, or 24 percent, completed the master degree, and 687 women attended the bachelor degree study in universities," she said at an annual women's conference, which was presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen.

The minister said barriers to female students' development included the absorption of workforce into garment factories, poor living conditions of families, and limited coverage of scholarships.

In addition, the number of dormitories is not able to meet the need, she added.

Cambodia has made remarkable progress in poverty reduction over the past few years. According to a World Bank report released last week, the poverty rate in Cambodia stood at 20.5 percent, involving 3 million people, as of 2011, which sharply dropped from 53 percent or 6.9 million people in 2004.

Chinese saying 井底之蛙 (Frog in a well).

2. There are lots of Lexus, there are also tonnes of road-unworthy cars, and more motocycles, and heaps of road-unworthy motocycles.

3. It is easy to have big growth when you are small, it is like telling a kid, you are great, you got 20% improvement, you score from 5% to 6%. Look at that so called smartest kid in town, he actually got worse, from 98% to 96%.

China is enjoying double digit growth, and they think they are top of the world, but no, they have only reach about half of America.

5. Educated! Come on, some teachers is probably not educated.

It will take some time for women to get equal opportunity.

mrfusion said:

Chinese saying 井底之蛙 (Frog in a well).

2. There are lots of Lexus, there are also tonnes of road-unworthy cars, and more motocycles, and heaps of road-unworthy motocycles.

3. It is easy to have big growth when you are small, it is like telling a kid, you are great, you got 20% improvement, you score from 5% to 6%. Look at that so called smartest kid in town, he actually got worse, from 98% to 96%.

China is enjoying double digit growth, and they think they are top of the world, but no, they have only reach about half of America.

5. Educated! Come on, some teachers is probably not educated.

It will take some time for women to get equal opportunity.

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I think it is unfair to say that "some teachers are probably not educated". I am sure that they are educated, but the level may not as high as most people expect.

Outsiders are wrongly presumed Cambodians are rich because they owns a Lexus. My friend who is in his 30's, a good example of a middle class, working in a foreign company as a manager and earning US$2000 a month can afford one. Lexus in Cambodia is considerably cheaper than elsewhere. Rich people in Cambodia will probably go for Porsche, Bentley or Ferrari, Lamborghini.