UNDP Report Warns Rising Sovereign Debt Could Cost Women 55 Million Jobs, Deepen Global Gender Inequality
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Photo: UNFPA Vietnam Women are the main victims of austerity policies imposed by the growing debt burden, as governments devote more resources to interest payments and are forced to cut investments in health, welfare and care systems, placing a greater burden on them. Geneva, Switzerland.- Increasing debt service in developing countries is aggravating gender inequality, threatening 55 million women's jobs and triggering maternal mortality, accor…
UNITED NATIONS – Increasing debt service in developing countries is aggravating gender inequality, threatening 55 million female jobs and triggering maternal mortality, says a new study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The report, entitled “Who pays the price? [...]
Countries' increasing debt expenditures are disproportionately impacting women. It is estimated that they could lose 55 million jobs and experience a 17% drop in per capita income, compared to men's incomes remaining virtually unchanged. This assessment was carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), based on […]
Women disproportionately shoulder debt repayments, according to UN research data. The post UN: Women are paying (again) the price of rising debt appeared first on in.gr.
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