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Achieving a sustainable equilibrium between population, resources and development is vital to manage population effectively. To what extent does the empowerment of women affect this.
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Achieving a sustainable equilibrium between population, resources and development is vital to manage population effectively. To what extent does the empowerment of women affect this. (20 Marks) Despite many international agreements establishing women's human rights, girls and women are still much more likely than men to be poor, malnourished and illiterate, and to have less access than men to medical care, training and employment. They are far less likely than men to be politically active, for example, in columnist countries like China and Cuba, and far more likely to be victims of domestic violence. Where women are poor, uneducated and have little participation in the wider society, family size tends to be large and the population growth rate high. Population and development programs are more effective when their aims are to improve the education, rights and status of women. This has been the case in Mauritius. The Mauritius government endeavoured to make the...
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