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As of 2016, rising economic inequality across Asia is threatening poverty reduction and slowing down the fight against gender inequality. Although the region has experienced economic growth, the bottom 70% have seen their income share fall while the share for the top 10% has increased rapidly. Low wages and a lack of rights at work, particularly for women, are at the heart of this scandal. At the same time, women are subsidizing the economy with a disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work.
Oxfam believes that achieving living wages and recognizing, redistributing and reducing unpaid care work could support both economic and gender equality in Asia, thus, should be prioritised by both governments and businesses.