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November 20, 2018
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Empowering rural women and girls is essential to achieve the SDGs

Despite some progress, living in a rural area remains one of the most significant drivers of inequality for women worldwide. Development indicators show that rural women and girls fare consistently worse than rural men and urban women in several areas, including literacy, education, health and sanitation, and poverty.