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U.N. highlights widening gender gap in Afghanistan in new UN Women index
Summary
UN Women released an Afghanistan Gender Index showing a large gender gap across health, education, financial inclusion and decision-making, with 76% disparity noted and low female labor-force participation.
UN Women released the Afghanistan Gender Index, which the United Nations cited as showing a large gender gap in the country across health, education, financial inclusion and decision-making.
The briefing said the index finds Afghanistan has the second widest gender gap in the world with a 76% disparity between women's and men's outcomes in the measured areas. The U.N. said nearly eight in 10 young Afghan women are excluded from education, jobs and training, and noted female labor-force participation at about 24% compared with 89% for men. U.N. officials said the full report is available online.
