Karen McIntyre, Editor03.02.18
Unicharm has been focusing on improving women’s lives in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa where women’s opportunities to receive an education and work are greatly limited. In many of these regions, women’s activities during their menstruation are limited because of certain customs.
The Japanese company is using its best know-how to pursue various education activities and create work sites while expanding products and services suited to each country and region’s characteristics. Overcoming these issues so that women can achieve independence and the ability to actively participate in society are important not only from the perspective of achieving a gender equal society, but also to eliminate poverty and further advance economic conditions, according to the company, and increasing women’s awareness of hygiene also has the added effect of improving the living environment and health of families.
“In Myanmar, the population living in urban areas constitutes 30% of the entire population and the remaining 70% live in small rural villages. The reality is that the awaren
The Japanese company is using its best know-how to pursue various education activities and create work sites while expanding products and services suited to each country and region’s characteristics. Overcoming these issues so that women can achieve independence and the ability to actively participate in society are important not only from the perspective of achieving a gender equal society, but also to eliminate poverty and further advance economic conditions, according to the company, and increasing women’s awareness of hygiene also has the added effect of improving the living environment and health of families.
“In Myanmar, the population living in urban areas constitutes 30% of the entire population and the remaining 70% live in small rural villages. The reality is that the awaren
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