Editor's Note

Editor's Note

The lives of girls and women in developing countries have improved dramatically over the past quarter of a century. Female life expectancy at birth has increased dramatically to reach 71 years globally in 2007. Literacy rates have risen and in a third of developing countries there are more girls in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jimenez, Emmanuel, Revenga, Ana L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2014
Subjects:
advancement of women
childhood
dying
e-mail
Female
gender
gender equality
gender inequality
girls
labor force
life expectancy
life expectancy at birth
Literacy
Literacy rates
productivity
rural development
secondary school
society
WDR
women in developing countries
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19489

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