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Gender inequality is a problem faced by all regions of the developed and developing world. In only four countries--Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden--do women have legal, social and economic rights roughly equal to those of men. The global consequences of gender inequality transcend(胜过） all aspects of human welfare, including poverty, disease, education, and environmental health. As a result, empowering women has been identified as a necessary condition for improving the lives of the most vulnerable men, women and children worldwide.
And more than 80 per cent of the respondents surveyed said something must be done to narrow the expanding gap between the rich and poor, while 14.1 per cent said it was unnecessary.(China Daily)
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There is a huge gap between rich and poor countries across a range of health measures. Looking at infant mortality, the number of children who die around the time of childbirth is
