World’s Women report by UN Department for Economic & Social Affairs
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the World’s Women report?
1. The World’s Women report is released by World bank
2. It covers eight key areas – education, health, violence, population and families, work, power and decision-making, environment and poverty.- Published on 26 Oct 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Only 2
World’s Women report is prepared by the Statistics Division of the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Nearly two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women, a proportion that has remained stubbornly unchanged for the past 20 years
Of the 781 million adults over the age of 15 estimated to be illiterate, 496 million were women. Women made up more than half the illiterate population in all regions of the world.
