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Only half of women in 57 nations in charge of their own bodies: UN
short by Dharini Mudgal / on Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
Only about half of women in 57 countries globally could make decisions over their bodies, including issues around sex, contraception and health care, a UN report said. Despite constitutional guarantees of gender equality in many countries, on average, women enjoy just 75% of legal rights of men, it added. Thirty countries restrict women's right to move outside home.
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