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In our world, four out of ten women are illiterate: and in some African and Arab countries eight out of ten.

A U.N. report on the world’s women 1970-90:

Illiteracy among women
1970 = 543 million

1985 = 597 million

In developing countries, 90% of boys have 6-11 years of school in contrast to only 64% of girls.
In all parts of the world, women work as much as men.
In Asia and Africa, women work an additional 13 hours per week.

U.N. Report 1992