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Rachel Treisman

Where there's gender equality, people tend to live longer

Protesters march in Berlin to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday. (John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)

Both women and men are likely to live longer when a country makes strides towards gender equality, according to a new global study that authors believe to be the first of its kind.

The study was published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health this week, just ahead of International Women's Day. It adds to a growing body of research showing that advances in women's rights benefit everyone.

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