Wednesday, March 6, 2013

On international women´s day


March 8 marks the international women´s day, why do we still need to continue celebrating this year? The answer: gender equality is not universal. This OECD note lists some of the reasons:

- There are still places where the right of girls to an education is not universally accepted
- Women still earn less than men, even if they are as well educated (see previous note)
- There are recorded cases of violence against women

To read the full article click here. 

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