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Gender Equality - Joule Marshall Belascuain
Gender Equality - Joule Marshall Belascuain
Ayon sa isang pahayag o isang press release noong Nobyembre 26,2002 na tungkol
sa, “GENDER INEQUALITY REMAINS MAJOR OBSTACLE TO DEVELOPMENT,
MORE WOMEN THAN MEN LIVE IN POVERTY, SAYS NEW UNITED NATIONS
REPORT’’, na nagpapahayag:
The report -- People, Poverty and Possibilities: Making Development Work for the Poor
-- will be launched next Tuesday (3 December) in London, New York, Washington and
other cities around the world.
2015, reducing maternal and child mortality, curbing HIV/AIDS, advancing gender
equality and promoting environmentally sustainable development.
The UNFPA report argues that to meet these goals in developing countries, urgent
action is needed to combat poor reproductive health, unwanted fertility, illiteracy and
discrimination against women. It shows that countries that invest in health, including
reproductive health and family planning, and in education and women’s empowerment,
register slower population growth and faster economic growth.
A decline in birth rates increases the proportion of working-age people in the population,
giving developing countries a one-time opportunity to increase productivity and savings
and lay the basis for future progress.
On the other hand, the report shows that inadequate efforts to provide reproductive
health services and combat gender inequality result in continued high fertility among the
poor; perpetuating poverty and inequality within both households and nations.