WUNRN
WOMEN, GIRLS & ERADICATION
OF POVERTY - PHOTO ESSAY - SAY NO UNiTE
Poverty
has a woman's face. Extreme poverty perpetuates a cycle of violence and
discrimination against women and girls, and gender based inequality and
violence continues to keep millions of women and girls in poverty and social
exclusion. Conversely, women are strong contributors to the economy, and form a
large proportion of the agricultural work force globally. They can do much more
given equal resources. For instance, FAO estimates if women farmers have the
same access as men to agricultural resources, this could increase production on
women's farms in developing countries by 20-30 per cent, and potentially reduce
the number of hungry people in the world by 100 to 150 million people.
On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, check out the Say
NO-UNiTE photo essay dedicated to ending poverty, discrimination and violence
against women and girls.