The global feminization of poverty

Posted by Admin on the Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 10:10

Of the estimated 1.3 billion people living in poverty around the world, 70 percent are women and girls. Women and girls are also the fastest increasing group of impoverished, a process called "the global feminization of poverty." (http://www.un.org/Conferences/habitat/unchs/press/women.htm

The need for employment aimed at these women is essential and Freeset offers a targeted solution.

Each Freeset bag helps move women away from a life of poverty and gives a future for their children

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminization_of_poverty