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/. > > > > > > > > > > This is a listserver set up by the CSD Women's Caucus, a global group of > women and men working on gender & sustainable development issues. It has > been established to circulate information in preparation for the UN > Commission on Sustainable Development Sessions and Earth Summit 2002 > (officially the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South > Africa, Sept. 2002). > > To learn more about the CSD Women's Caucus activities, check the web-site > at www.earthsummit2002.org/wcaucus/csdngo.htm. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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