Millennium Development Goals Stands for Indian Women
Published: Nov 30, 2009
Photo: Prasad
Abstract: Poverty statistics related to income largely ignores the gender dimensions of deprivation which are picked up by other measures such as levels of malnutrition, hours of physical work, morbidity and differential access to basic social services.
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