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It is surprising news, but a new report shows that girls and women are those hit by the global recession. The study is from the organizations Plan International, which is working to reduce child , and the Overseas Development Institute - the UK's independent think on international development and humanitarian issues. They state that: "The world is girls and women." The report’s author Nigel Chapman said: "Girls are the largest group in the world." Mr Chapman added: “Much of the problem with ‘entrenched gender inequality’.” Chapman found that a economy results in females of all ages having to work harder and suffering more domestic .

Mr Chapman’s report highlights a increase in mortality rates for female . He told the BBC: “The of baby girls who died when the economy five times faster than the proportion of baby boys who died….Hence, a 1% fall in economic increases infant mortality by 7.4 deaths per 1,000 girls against 1.5 for boys.” He paints an equally picture for girls not being able to complete their education. He reports that the global recession saw a in primary school completion for girls of 29% compared to 22% for boys. "Girls get sucked into domestic ," he said. "Once they stop going to school it's very hard to get back into the rhythm of ."

 


 
 

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