General Article 7 surprising and outrageous stats about gender inequality

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By Kate Whiting

Around the world, the achievements of women are being celebrated on International Women’s Day, which began back in 1911. But the day also highlights the work that remains to be done in order to achieve gender parity.

The theme for this year is #BalanceforBetter – encapsulating the idea that a gender balanced world benefits everyone, economically and socially. And it’s up to everyone, men and women, to make it happen.

As the following statistics show, there are huge differences...

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