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MEXICO: Rural Women have Unequal Access to Health Services
La voz de la noticia, La Jornada and Once Noticias reported on 7 March that during the commemoration of International Women's Day, Mr. Diego Palacios, UNFPA Mexico representative mentioned that rural women have unequal access to health services affecting their sexual and reproductive health. Additionally, Nuria Urquia, FAO representative in Mexico, pointed out that rural women suffer from unequal conditions at work, "more precarious and less secure than those of rural men and people in urban areas; not flexible schedules to reconcile family care, with lower pay and with little representation in the organizations of the workers." View in Spanish: La vos de la noticia, La Jornada and Once Noticias
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