There are common traits that can, however, be delineated in developing countries that impact in a particular way on women: the dualistic organisation of the economy with the dichotomy between the traditional and modern sectors and the problems typical of underdevelopment: malnutrition, chronic disease, elevated infant mortality rates, and difficulty in attaining self-sufficient and durable growth processes.
— 3 particular en las mujeres: la organización dualista de la economía (con una dicotomía entre los sectores tradicionales y modernos) y los problemas típicos del subdesarrollo: malnutrición, enfermedades crónicas, elevada tasa de mortalidad infantil y dificultad para controlar un proceso de crecimiento autosuficiente y durable. (Colombo in Commission of the European Communities, 1984, 3).