The aim was to define ways and means to increase the rates of enrolment and attainment in school for young females. ... Educated females have the confidence to seek medical help for themselves and their children. ... This will dramatically lower infant mortality and morbidity leading to much improved general health for the new generation. 3. ... Female education leads to the postponement of family formation and childbearing. ... Through their role as primary caregivers, females have a disproportionate impact on their children. ...

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Other family circumstances can show the complexity of welfare cases, such as female heads-of-household and transportation availability. The term female heads-of-household is defined as a single independent mother. ... Certainly, one can appreciate the extreme circumstances that female heads-of-household in low income and depressed areas must endure. ... Research indicates a correlation between the income gap of the rich and poor to a higher death rate in infants and adults. The death rate of infants and adults increases and life expectancy decreases for all segments of society where the in...

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Also, when considering income levels and female education, life expectancy in tropical regions is seven years lower than in temperate zones. ... For example, in Mexico, the southern states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Guerrero have twice the infant mortality rate and only half of the educational opportunities as the country's northern states (World Politics, pg.42). ...

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Of these, almost 620 million are males and more than 580 million are females; 243 million people, or 23 per cent of the total population, are estimated to be in the age range of 10-19 years. The overall sex ratio (the number of females per 1000 males) for India is 940 females per 1000 males as per 2011 Census, which is an improvement over the 2001 figure of 933. ... Though there has been a substantial decline in overall infant and child mortality and a consequent increase in life-expectancy of the population, the decline has not been sufficient to achieve the Twelfth Plan goal of reduction to...

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Homelessness Among the Young: Law Enforcement and Runaway Juveniles. Abstract Throughout my paper, I discussed the question of what it means to be homeless. Several characteristics of this heterogeneous population are mentioned, as well as estimates of the group. Why is it that juveniles are...

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