HAMILTON, Ontario, Mar 07 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. UN Women estimates 150 million women and girls are emerging from poverty by 2030, thanks largely to comprehensive education, labor, and social protection strategies and reforms implemented by governments around the world.
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