Towards the end of the e-mail there is a number you can call to order
a free copy (also it seems that it will be available on the web later).
Best, Ylva
On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, SIMMA VOCATIONAL TRAINING wrote:
> Yiva,
>
> Is it possible to get a copy of this publication? Can I get their mailing address?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Satang
>
> Ylva Hernlund wrote:
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 19:50:24 -0800
> > From: Carol McRoberts <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [WASAN] Fw: [women-csd] new publication on women's status
> >
> > FYI
> > Subject: [women-csd] new publication on women's status
> >
> > >
> > > The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is pleased to announce the
> > publication
> > > of an updated data sheet that catalogs the status of women in 168
> > countries.
> > > The data in the Women of Our World 2002 wallchart show that women have
> > seen
> > > major gains in health, education, and rights over the last half-century,
> > but
> > > that progress has been uneven. Women in the poorest countries continue to
> > be
> > > held back by gender inequality that limits their schooling, hinders their
> > > ability to plan their pregnancies, and affords them few economic
> > > opportunities.
> > >
> > > The data sheet, released in advance of International Women's Day on March
> > 8,
> > > contains indicators on reproductive health, including maternal mortality,
> > > fertility rates, and HIV/AIDS, as well as demography, education, economic
> > > status, and political leadership.
> > >
> > > Please see the attached press release for more detail on this new data
> > > sheet. If you would like to request copies, please contact PRB at
> > > [log in to unmask] The data sheet will be available soon online at PRB's
> > > website (www.prb.org). For more information, contact Justine Sass (202)
> > > 939-5459 or Lori Ashford (202) 939-5402.
> > >
> > > ************************************
> > > Feb. 28, 2002
> > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> > >
> > > Contact: Justine Sass [log in to unmask]; Lori Ashford [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >
> > > Gender Gaps Hinder Women's Progress in Poorest Countries
> > >
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON-Women have seen major gains in health, education, and rights
> > over
> > > the last half-century, but they have made greater progress in
> > industrialized
> > > countries than in developing regions of the world, the Population
> > Reference
> > > Bureau (PRB) reports.
> > >
> > > The poorest countries continue to be marked by gender inequality that, for
> > > many women, limits their schooling, hinders their ability to plan their
> > > pregnancies, and affords them few economic opportunities, according to
> > PRB's
> > > Women of Our World 2002 data sheet.
> > >
> > > "Governments around the world increasingly recognize that the advancement
> > > of women contributes to greater prosperity for men and women alike," said
> > > Lori Ashford, senior policy analyst at PRB, a research organization in
> > > Washington, D.C. "As the data sheet shows, most developing nations have
> > > considerable work to do in improving women's health and status."
> > >
> > > The data sheet, released in advance of International Women's Day on March
> > 8,
> > > catalogs the status of women in 168 countries, with indicators on
> > > demography, reproductive health, education, economic status, and political
> > > leadership.
> > >
> > > Among the findings:
> > >
> > > * Women tend to equal or outnumber men in the population for
> > > biological reasons. However, some countries, mainly in Asia, have
> > markedly
> > > fewer women than men because discrimination against girls and women can
> > > result in inferior nutrition and health care and, in some places,
> > > sex-selective abortions or infanticide.
> > >
> > > * Globally, women account for just under half of adults living with
> > > HIV/AIDS. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where the virus is spread mostly
> > > through heterosexual activity, 55 percent of infected adults are women.
> > >
> > > * The picture is worse for young women: In sub-Saharan Africa, they
> > > are two to six times more likely than young men to become infected with
> > HIV.
> > > In South and Southeast Asia, 60 percent of young people with HIV/AIDS are
> > > female.
> > >
> > > * Nearly all of the half-million women who die every year from
> > > pregnancy-related causes live in developing countries. These deaths are
> > > strongly associated with a lack of medical care around the time of
> > > childbirth.
> > >
> > > * Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal death ratios (820
> > > maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) in western and southern Asia.
> > But
> > > the ratios in several sub-Saharan African countries are more than twice as
> > > high. Also, Afghanistan's fertility rate of 6 children per woman is the
> > > highest in its region, but exceeded by more than a dozen sub-Saharan
> > African
> > > countries.
> > >
> > > * Though more than half of couples in the developing world use
> > family
> > > planning, more than 100 million women in these countries want to plan
> > their
> > > pregnancies but don't use contraception for various reasons, including
> > fear
> > > of side effects, their husband's disapproval, family pressures to have
> > more
> > > children, and inaccessibility of contraceptive supplies.
> > >
> > > * School enrollments for girls and boys increased during the 1990s
> > in
> > > most regions of the world. However, at the secondary school level, the
> > gap
> > > remains wide in western and southern Asia, North Africa, and much of
> > > sub-Saharan Africa. In these regions, girls are more likely than boys to
> > > discontinue schooling for a variety of reasons, including household
> > duties,
> > > marriage, childbearing, and parents' perception that education benefits
> > boys
> > > more than girls.
> > >
> > > * Women's participation in the labor force has increased in most
> > areas
> > > of the world, but typically they are paid less than men, even when they
> > work
> > > in the same sector.
> > >
> > > * In industrialized as well as developing countries, women's
> > political
> > > representation has lagged behind gains in other areas. Globally, women
> > held
> > > 14 percent of seats in national legislative bodies, only slightly higher
> > > than a decade earlier. Women's lack of political representation hinders
> > > their ability to influence public policies.
> > >
> > > The data sheet is available as a wall chart and will soon be accessible
> > > through PRB's website, www.prb.org. Single copies are free to writers and
> > > members of the news media. For copies, call 202-483-1100.
> > >
> > > The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and
> > > objective information on U.S. and international population trends and
> > their
> > > implications. PRB is a nonprofit, nonadvocacy organization in Washington,
> > > DC.
> > >
> > > Please visit the Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) web site at
> > > http://www.measurecommunication.org/.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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