Women face bias worldwide - UN

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(This won't be news to anyone paying attention, but here you go anyways)

Women are discriminated against in almost every country around the world, a UN-commissioned report says.

It says that this is despite the fact that 185 UN member states pledged to outlaw laws favouring men by 2005.

It adds that 70% of the world's poor are women and they own just 1% of the world's titled land.

The report, which was prepared for UN Human Right Commissioner Louise Arbour, says rape within marriage has still not been made a crime in 53 nations.

The report was compiled by Fareda Banda, a law professor at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7331813.stm