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Asia's Gender Problem

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Philip Bowring
Oct 26, 2013
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Asia may lead the world in economic growth rates but when it comes to gender equality, most of it has a long way to go even to catch up with much of sub-Saharan Africa and most of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Of Asian nations, only the usually much-maligned Philippines stands out – despite its church-driven campaigns against family-planning in gender…

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