Women in urban areas have equal employment opportunities and no longer need to depend on their parents.

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Rahim Kanani: Thus far, having led the effort to serve over 47, 000 women in urban and rural areas as they rebuild their lives, what have been some of the key challenges to implementing the programs and services you mentioned?

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Illiteracy rates in rural areas are almost twice as high as in urban areas, and higher still among women.

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Women are the most in need both in rural and urban areas.

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After analysing different sub-groups of bus pass holders, the study found that women over the age of 70 and living in London or in urban areas were significantly more likely to use buses and walk three or more times a week than those without bus passes.

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In 2006, a national illiteracy survey in Morocco put the rate at 38.5%, with a rate of 46.8% for women, 31.4% for men, 27.2% in urban areas and 54.4% in rural areas.

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