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Mainstreaming Tool
Step 1.
Consider the Hard Facts
Do these facts need to be changed? How could Eurostep contribute to this change?
Gender Facts
Poverty
According to the UN, 70% of the people living in poverty are women.
Inequality in education
42.8% of the women in the developing countries can read – 68% of the male proportion.
- Work burden and time allocation
In urban areas in Indonesia, women work 399 minutes per day and men 356. Women spend 76% of these on non-market activities and men 23%.
In rural areas in Bangladesh, women work 545 minutes per day and men 496. Women spend 65% of these on non-market activities and men 30%.
On a national level in India, women work 457 minutes per day and men 391. Women spend 65% of these on non-market activities and men 8%.
In the Netherlands, women work 308 minutes per day and men 315. Women spend 73% of these on non-market activities and men 31%.
Inequality in economic activity
55.3% of the women in the world are economically active – 68% of the male rate.
In the LDCs the rate is 64.8% as compared to 51.1% in OECD-countries.
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