UN report shows countries where it is hardest to be a woman

By Judith Ireland, Fergus Hunter
Updated April 28 2015 - 5:28pm, first published 4:26pm
Over the past two decades, the number of women in the paid workforce has fallen from 52 to 50 per cent. Photo: Erin Jonasson
Over the past two decades, the number of women in the paid workforce has fallen from 52 to 50 per cent. Photo: Erin Jonasson
Over the past two decades, the number of women in the paid workforce has fallen from 52 to 50 per cent. Photo: Michele Mossop
Over the past two decades, the number of women in the paid workforce has fallen from 52 to 50 per cent. Photo: Michele Mossop

The United Nations organisation dedicated to gender equality, UN Women, has released a damning report on the progress of women worldwide.