By Lisa Anderson NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the past 20 years the world's women and girls have made significant progress in health, education and legal rights but wide gender gaps remain in economic participation, political leadership and security, according to research released Monday. An aggregation and analysis of global data drawn from a host of international agencies, including the World Bank, the World Health Organization, various U.N. agencies and polls, the research identifies gains and gaps in women's progress towards gender equality since 1995. "This report shows that progress is possible--and that more work remains," former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement launching the report. Among the most positive findings were those in health, edcuation and legal rights.
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