Younger sons will often inherit some land or other assets of value, while daughters receive only small symbolic items. The share of children not attending mandatory schooling is also much higher among ethnic minority girls compared to the national average. Such discriminatory social norms contribute to the devalorisation of girls and women, affect self-esteem and perpetuate gender inequalities that have longterm social and financial costs. Coverage is high among workers in the state and FDI sectors, but low for those in the non-state sector, most of whom are informal workers.