By MARK STEVENSON
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
MEXICO CITY -- Women in Latin America and the Caribbean have more freedom than they did a decade ago, but they face some backlash from males and increased risks when they enter the national work force or emigrate, according to a U.N. report released Thursday.
The report calls gains in education "the region's most impressive gender equity achievements" since 1995. But it also notes that the more educated a woman is, the greater the gap she is likely to face between her wages and those for men of comparable education.
The report, prepared the 10th anniversary of the landmark 1995 Beijing women's conference, says laws covering women's rights have changed for the better in Latin America. But economic liberalization, free trade and the breakdown of old social patterns have led to a backlash in some countries.
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