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What ... if women had more economic options?
With Luisa Diogo, former Prime Minister of Mozambique and Sylvia Borren, member of the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV)
Report | Blog of Sueli Brodin on the debate | Pictures
A complicated paradigm change, background note on women and the Swaziland Business bill
Did you know…
That compared to 15% in the EU, the gender pay gap in Botswana is 52%?
(Source: Eurostat and United Nations Statistics Division, 2003)
…That whereas in Finland, 42% of parliamentary seats are occupied by women, in Gambia this percentage falls to 9%?
(Source: United Nations Statistics Division, 2008)
…That in Ethiopia, the female unemployment rate (23) is almost twice as high as that of men (12)?
(Source: United Nations Statistics Division, 2006)
…And that 97% of the clients of Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank for micro finance is female?
(Source: Grameen Bank, 2010)
Did you also know…
…That in Greece, female unemployment is more than double that of males (11/5)?(Source: United Nations Statistics Division, 2008)
…That in Germany, only 7.8% board seats are held by women?
(Source: European Professional Women’s Network, 2008)
…That out of 43,115 directors in Japan, 0.2% is female?
(Source: Corporate Women Directors International, 2008)
…And that compared to 8.8% for males, 39.7% of females are only part-time employed in the United Kingdom?
(Source: United Nations Statistics Division, 2002)