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Generally speaking, Zambian women experience vastly different lives, depending on their economic and social status, whether they live in rural or urban areas, and the agency that they are granted in their families and communities. Women who are more wealthy, educated, urbanized, and independent tend to have greater access to family planning options, particularly if they live in bigger cities like Lusaka or Kitwe, and may be able afford higher quality care at private clinics and hospitals. | Generally speaking, Zambian women experience vastly different lives, depending on their economic and social status, whether they live in rural or urban areas, and the agency that they are granted in their families and communities. Women who are more wealthy, educated, urbanized, and independent tend to have greater access to family planning options, particularly if they live in bigger cities like Lusaka or Kitwe, and may be able afford higher quality care at private clinics and hospitals. | ||
While Zambia has a large urban population (43.5% of total population in 2018), the majority of women are not wealthy or independent. In 2015, it was estimated that women had a 56% literacy rate (compared to 70.9% literacy rate for men),<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html CIA World Factbook 2017]</ref> and in 2010, it was estimated that Zambian women had an average of seven years of education.<ref>[https://www.wikigender.org/countries/sub-saharan-africa/gender-equality-in-zambia/ WikiGender - Zambia]</ref> Meanwhile, rural women tend to marry young and give birth early, as children are often seen as a sign of prestige. They may live in remote areas, where there is scant access to family planning services, and patriarchal values may prevail as well. | While Zambia has a large urban population (43.5% of total population in 2018), the majority of women are not wealthy or independent. In 2015, it was estimated that women had a 56% literacy rate (compared to 70.9% literacy rate for men),<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html CIA World Factbook 2017]</ref> and in 2010, it was estimated that Zambian women had an average of seven years of education.<ref>[https://www.wikigender.org/countries/sub-saharan-africa/gender-equality-in-zambia/ WikiGender - Zambia]</ref> Meanwhile, rural women tend to marry young and give birth early, as children are often seen as a sign of prestige. They may live in remote areas, where there is scant access to family planning services, and patriarchal values may prevail as well.<ref>[https://www.genderindex.org/country/zambia/ Gender Index - Zambia]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||