The charity also suggests men are more likely to work full-time and to work longer hours than women, making access to services such as GP surgeries more difficult.
Although it is not a full third-generation service, i-mode already offers some multimedia services and Internet access, which has helped it to gain 30m customers in Japan in three years.
Residents of a Sheffield suburb are to open their own full-time post office after facing a walk of more than a mile to access services for the past year.
After reviewing comments from the public, the administration announced that the final rule on preventive health services will ensure that women with health insurance coverage will have access to the full range of recommended preventive services, including all FDA-approved forms of contraception.