Ten reasons why it's hard to be a woman
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1 Women perform 66% of the world’s work and produce 50% of the food but earn only 10% of the income and own just 1% of the property.
2 Despite progress, men still outnumber women in paid work, and women are often relegated to vulnerable forms of employment, with inadequate earnings, benefits and working conditions. The share of women in paid non-agricultural employment is still languishing at 20% in South Asia, North Africa and Western Asia. In the UK, more than 40 years after the Equa...
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