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State of the World's Children 2007, The: Women and Children - The Double Dividend of Gender Equality

By United Nations Children's Fund

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
9280639986, 9789280639988
Open Library ID
OL9127958M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1924338 bytes)
Pages
152\160
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Millions of girls and women continue to live in poverty, disempowered and discriminated against. They are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, less likely to attend school and often subject to physical and sexual violence. In most places, men continue to earn more pay than women for the same jobs. This years edition of UNICEFs flagship publication, examines the status of women around the world. It concludes that an end to gender discrimination produces the double dividend of benefiting women and children which, in turn, has a positive impact on the health and development of societies everywhere.

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