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Gender inequalities beyond averages: Between social norms and power imbalances
- Author: United Nations Development Programme
- Main Title: Human Development Report 2019 , pp 145-168
- Publication Date: December 2019
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/147484f2-en
- Language: English Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Gender disparities remain among the most persistent forms of inequality across all countries. Given that these disadvantages affect half the world’s people, gender inequality is arguably one of the greatest barriers to human development. All too often, women and girls are discriminated against in health, in education, at home and in the labour market—with negative repercussions for their freedoms.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210044967
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/838f78fd-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
Sustainable Development Goals:
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