But of course in many countries, women tend to be the poorest segment of the population, a status that is further solidified by the existence of patriarchal attitudes.
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The Bombay (Mumbai) meeting is likely to see the anti-globalisation activists focusing on Hinduism's centuries-old social hierarchy, or the caste system, which relegates nearly one-sixth of India's one billion population to the status of low castes known as Dalits, or the oppressed.
The changes could not be explained by other factors - such as mother's age and socioeconomic status or population effects such as changes in air pollution and influenza epidemics.
With a very large population that is very status conscious and tens if not hundreds of millions of people that will convert to smartphones over the next few years Apple still has plenty of opportunity in the country.
The report said due to a lack of sunshine in Scotland, there was concern over the vitamin D status of the population in general.
But she said it had to be considered in the context of the "worrying deficiencies in existing services and the poor health status of the population".
Sherwood Forest Trust, which was awarded Foundation Trust status in 2007, serves a population of 418, 000 people across Nottinghamshire as well as parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Sherwood Forest was awarded foundation trust status in 2007 and serves a population of more than 400, 000 people across Nottinghamshire as well as parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
The Sherwood Forest trust was awarded foundation trust status in 2007 and serves a population of more than 400, 000 people across Nottinghamshire as well as parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
By comparison, 81.4% of people in Cardiff said they were in good health and it is thought a younger population partly explains the city's apparent healthy status.
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Also hurting the plaintiff's case, according to Campagnino and others, was the lack of similar damages across the population of light cigarette purchasers, making class action status difficult.
The population increase is also expected to damage Lamu's status as a world heritage site.
Across South Africa perhaps a quarter of the population is HIV-positive, but fewer than 5% know their status.
Cheap, widely distributed bandwidth and advanced networking technologies are divorcing an ever-growing segment of the population from traditionally "real" constraints like geography and socio-economic status.
President Boris Trajkovski's plan offers rebels incentives to disarm and acceleration of constitutional reforms to improve the status of Albanians, who make up 30 percent of the population.
The eel population was no longer sustainable, despite having been recently granted protected geographical indication status, he said.
According to a Pew Hispanic Research survey conducted in January, two-thirds of Hispanics expect to improve their financial status in 2012, while just over half can say the same in the general population.
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Despite its status as a protected national park, sustainable management of the Juniper ecosystem remains threatened by the population intrusion, poverty, poor governance and the dependence of local communities on forest for goods and services.
Although the researchers took into account a wide range of extenuating factors, including diet and exercise regimens, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, and marital status, it's possible that people who drink coffee differ from the rest of the population in as-yet unidentified ways that make them less vulnerable to disease and early death.
Unsurprisingly, the inhabitants - who say the population is "around 16" - do not take kindly to outsiders arriving and questioning their new official status.
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