Efforts to Address Gender Specific Issues Discussion

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Discuss the efforts being made to address gender specific issues among women within society. Include examples in response from any jurisdiction of choice. Reference any illustrations provided in the essay in APA. Essay should not exceed 500 words. Avoid use of headings being that they shall lead to excessive words, rely on on other essay formatting methods such as indentation, point form etc.