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In Malawi, 51.4% of women live in poor households

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In Malawi, 51.4% of women live in poor households

In Malawi, 51.4% of women live in poor households, compared with 50% of men, according to 2021 World Bank data cited by the International Organization for Migration. On Mother’s Day, activist Maggie Kathewere Banda Gende called for mothers’ economic empowerment to be strengthened, Malawi24 reports.

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