Feminization of poverty

Here's a great article about a panel Hillary Clinton chaired:

“Women do 66 percent of the work in the world, produce 50 percent of the food, but earn 5 percent of income and 1 percent of the property,” said Ann Veneman, the former secretary of agriculture who is now executive director of Unicef. “We need to convince not only governments, but major multinational corporations who do business in these countries, to help be a partner in changing conditions.”