International Women’s Day: Philippines hailed for narrowed gender gap, but . . .

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:17:46 +0000

International Women’s Day: Philippines hailed for narrowed gender gap, but . . .

As the world marked International Women’s Day on Friday, a United Nations official commended the Philippines for narrowing the gap between women and men when it comes to rights and opportunities, but also noted that more efforts were needed to reduce childbirth-related deaths as well as incidents of sexual and physical violence among women and girls.

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