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UN REPORT: TURKEY PERFORMS POORLY IN EDUCATION, WOMEN'S RIGHTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 3, 2011 - 11:36 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is performing poorly in terms of education
quality and the rate of women's employment, according to the United
Nations' annual Human Development Report, which was released on
November 1.
Turkey, ultimately, finished 97 out of 187 countries listed on the
human development index, which also addressed urgent global challenges
such as sustainability and equity.
The human development index also highlighted Turkey's low level of
female employment and comparatively poor maternal mortality rate.
Some 27 percent of adult women have a secondary or higher level of
education compared to 46.7 percent of their male counterparts, the
report said. Some 24 percent of Turkish women work, the report said,
noting that this figure was 59.5 percent in Azerbaijan.
According to the report, 23 of 100,000 women die from pregnancy-related
causes, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 3, 2011 - 11:36 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey is performing poorly in terms of education
quality and the rate of women's employment, according to the United
Nations' annual Human Development Report, which was released on
November 1.
Turkey, ultimately, finished 97 out of 187 countries listed on the
human development index, which also addressed urgent global challenges
such as sustainability and equity.
The human development index also highlighted Turkey's low level of
female employment and comparatively poor maternal mortality rate.
Some 27 percent of adult women have a secondary or higher level of
education compared to 46.7 percent of their male counterparts, the
report said. Some 24 percent of Turkish women work, the report said,
noting that this figure was 59.5 percent in Azerbaijan.
According to the report, 23 of 100,000 women die from pregnancy-related
causes, Hurriyet Daily News reported.