Rural women: Face the facts from 16 girls bangladesh Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 89 sec
✓ Published: 14-Oct-2013

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Rural women produce half of the world’s food, but are some of the most disadvantaged people on the planet.nnnDid you know?nnRural women make up 25% of the global populationnnThe number of rural women living in poverty has doubled since the 1970snnWomen produce 50% of the world’s food, but only own 1% of the landnnOnly 39% of girls in rural areas attend high schoolnnWomen with a secondary education tend to have fewer children, marry later in life, and are less likely to experience violencennR