Inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health

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Inequality at home between men and women leads to poorer health for the children and greater poverty for the family, says a new study.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6162959.stm



Gender bias 'increases poverty'

The UN children's agency, Unicef, found that where women are excluded from family decisions, children are more likely to be under-nourished.

There would be 13m fewer malnourished children in South Asia if women had an equal say in the family, Unicef said.

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The conclusions are contained in the agency's State of the World's Children 2007 report.

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"There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women," said UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

"Discrimination against women of all ages deprives the world's children - all of them, not just the half who are girls - of the chance to reach their potential."
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are South Asia men conflicted, or what:

they don't love their children

they think their wives are incapable and less then themselves

?????

(wonder if that applies to some american men and their families too)