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Harsh Realities: Marginalized Women in Cities of the Developing World: Spotlight on Goal 11 / United Nations Women.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United Nations Women.
- Series:
- Spotlight on the SDGs 27092372 ; no.2.
- Spotlight on the SDGs 27092372 ; no.2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic and Social Development.
- Women and Gender Issues.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource, (17 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : United Nations, 2020.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- For women and girls, urbanization is often associated with greater access to education and employment opportunities, lower fertility rates, and increased independence. Yet women are often denied the same benefits and opportunities that cities offer to men. Moreover, women are frequently excluded from efforts to create more equitable and sustainable cities. Women living in urban slums particularly endure multiple hardships, with basic needs such as durable housing and access to clean water and improved sanitation facilities often going unmet. This analysis, based on data from 59 low- and middle-income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Southern Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, finds that women and their families bear the brunt of growing income inequality and failures to adequately plan for and respond to rapid urbanization.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9789210053969
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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