Women received the right to vote and stand for election in 1972. By 1973 there was a woman in Parliament.
The rate of maternal mortality per 100,000 live births has steadily improved from 850 in 1990, to 600 in 1995 to 380 in 2000.
About 78% of the female labor force work in agriculture. Only
8% are in industry and 11% in services.
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