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youth, girls, economic, economic development, poverty reduction
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Equal Opportunity and Youth Employmen
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
Today’s young people comprise the world’s largest-ever youth population. By the end of
this decade, nearly 1.2 billion young people will be between the ages of 15 and 24—an
increase of nearly 12 percent over the decade. Globally, this unprecedented number of
youth accounts for nearly one- fifth of the world’s population, and there are stark regional
differences in their concentration. About 85 percent of them live in developing
countries—almost 60 percent in the developing countries of Asia, another 15 percent in
Africa, and approximately 10 percent in Latin America and the Caribbean (United
Nations 2003a). In the context of continuing poverty and ongoing development efforts,
absorbing these large numbers effectively is an unprecedented challenge.
This challenge is particularly acute given the need for progress toward the goal of equal
opportunity in employment for young women. Historically, when jobs and resources are
scarce, young women are asked to wait their turn—in industrialized as well as transitional
and developing countries. And in today’s poorest countries, young women are at an even
deeper disadvantage because of custom and tradition as well as poverty. As a result, girls
and women continue to make up a disproportionate share of the world’s poor.
youth
girls
economic
economic development
poverty reduction
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