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RESEARCH11 Facts about Women Around

the World | Do Something

Women perform 66% of the

world's work, but receive only

11% of the world's income, and

own only 1% of the world's

land.

Source:

http://www.dosomething.org/


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Women are concentrated in

insecure jobs in the informalsector with low income . Most

women are factory workers.

Migration is crucial to theirdevelopment.

Source:http://www.unifem.org

Women invest 90% of their

income in their Families.

Source:

www.globalfootprints.org/issue


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Women are half the world's

population, yet they do two-

thirds of the world's work"

Source:

www.weareequals.org/about/e

quals

Despite making up half the

population, and doing two-

thirds of the worlds work, hindi

sila appreciated.


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Why is economic

empowermentcrucial forwomen? When women are

given the same rightsand

treatment at work bigla silangmaga'ala' darna.

One significant way to help

women is tointroduce paidparental leave we have this,

check out sec. 12 nang law,

free child-care, giving men andwomen more fulfillingroles at


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work and at home. There are

five main barrierspreventingwomen fromparticipating in the

workforce inthe same way as

men:

1Workforce parTicipaTion: the

informal sector is

whereemployees do not

receive basicworking rights

such as minimum wage,sick

leave and protection from


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beingunfairly fired. Women

make up the makeup themajority of employees in

thissector.Within the formal

sector, women stillexperiencediscrimination because oftheir

gender, and are not given the

sameopportunities and supportas men to takeup leadership

positions. 2equal pay:despite

doing the majority of the


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worlds work,women across the

world earn onaverage between

10 and 30 percentless than

men. In Australia, the pay

gapbetween men and women

doing thesame work is 17

percent.

3financial inDepenDence:

women have far less access

toresources, decision-making

andbusiness and land


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ownership than men.This

means women have cannot relyon asteady income in the same

way as men.

access To lanD:although newlaws have given womenthe

right to own land,

culturalpressures, traditionalcourts and a lackof information

Child-care is often so expensive

that sometimes having a stay-


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at-home parent is morecost-

effective.2% In Sub-Saharan Africa,

women own lessthan 2 percent

of the land, but producemorethan 90 percent of the food.

10% Women earn less than 10

percent of theworlds wages,but do more than two thirds of

the worlds work. 70% 70

percent of the worlds poor arewomen

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