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Every Woman Counts - Transforming women's lives in India
South Asia is home to around one fifth of the world’s population, making it both the most populous and densely populated geographical region in the world. In South Asia as a whole, women now live longer and are better educated. Equally important is the fact that some discriminatory laws have been discarded and national policies adapted to systematically pursue gender equality.
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English
Bibliographic information
Geographic coverage:
Asia and the Pacific
India
Subject areas:
Economic empowerment
Gender equality and women’s empowerment
Governance and national planning
Resource type(s):
Brochures
Publication year
2012
Number of pages
24
Publishing entity/ies:
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)