India, March 8 -- 1 in every 10 women globally lives in extreme poverty; war & crisis eroding decades of progress in gender equality

On International Women's Day, United Nations Women emphasised investing in women to accelerate growth as the most effective strategy for fostering economic growth and cultivating more equitable societies. Shockingly, one in ten women globally lives in extreme poverty, it pointed out.

The UN entity called for attention to challenges eroding decades of progress in gender equality due to conflicts and crises worldwide. Women disproportionately bear the consequences of conflicts, with war-torn regions such as West Asia (also known as Middle East), Haiti, Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Afghanistan and others witnessi...