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TORONTO, March 07, 2018 -- On Thursday, March 8—International Women’s Day—the Fraser Institute will release a new study on women and economic freedom.
Women and Progress: Gender Disparity Project spotlights the effect of economic freedom on the health, education and financial well-being of women around the world, and ranks countries worldwide based on their level of economic freedom for women.
This study is associated with the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World Report.
A news release with additional information will be issued via GlobeNewswire on Thursday, March 8 at 5:00 a.m. (Eastern).
MEDIA CONTACT:
Rosemarie Fike, Economics Instructor at Texas Christian University
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Bryn Weese
Media Relations Specialist, Fraser Institute
(604) 688-0221 Ext. 589
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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org
