Brazilian women were enjoying more rights in 2006 than a decade ago, according to a study on gender and race inequality released by the government's Institute for Applied Economic Studies Tuesday.
The "Portrait of Gender and Race Inequalities" study found that 52.6 percent of Brazilian women had jobs in 2006, up from 46 percent in 1996.
In 2006, about 52.3 percent of girls had access to high school education, while the figure for boys was 42 percent.
The study also said 28.8 percent of Brazilian women were supporting their families in 2006, up from 19.7 percent in 1993.
However, the study said even though women have more education than men in Brazil, their wages and positions in the work are still inferior to men.
The study also found fewer black people were present in Brazil's schools than the non-black, with an enrollment rate of 95.7 percent for the non-black and 94.2 percent for the black in Brazil's elementary and middle schools, and 58.4 percent for the white people while 37.4 percent for the black in high schools.
Source:Xinhua
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