United Nations decade for Women 1976-1985; 'really only a beginning...'.

From: UN Chronicle | Date: July 1, 1985 | Copyright information

United Nations Decade for Women 1976-1985

WOMEN make up more than half the world's population, yet perform two thirds of its work, receive one tenth of its income and own less than one hundredth of its property. Increasing global awareness of these and other inequities between the sexes was one of the goals of the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985). According to Leticia R. Shahani, Secretary-General of the World Conference marking the end of the Decade, "the Decade has caused the invisible majority of humankind--the women--to be more visible on the global scene".

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