The Economic Times (India): 57 million more men than women globally: UN report

 

The report, "The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics", was released by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Wednesday on the occasion of World Statistics Day. The UN General Assembly in June proclaimed Oct 20 as World Statistics Day to recognise the importance of statistics in shaping societies. The report showed that women globally have "benefited" from the gender statistics in the last decade.

 

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