▁creating ▁ways ▁to ▁access ▁both . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁discussed ▁▁ ▁" For ▁these ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 ▁million ▁minor ity ▁women ▁and ▁girls , ▁all ▁the ▁resolution s ▁in ▁this ▁National ▁Plan ▁of ▁Action ▁have ▁special ▁significance . ▁They ▁reflect ▁needs ▁that ▁are ▁even ▁greater ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁white ▁women . ▁Some ▁selected ▁information ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁health , ▁re product ive ▁freedom , ▁education ▁and ▁employ ment ▁is ▁c ited ▁here :" ▁[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Health ▁▁ ▁The ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁for ▁minor ity ▁women ▁was ▁ 7 2 . 3 ▁years ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁comparison , ▁for ▁white ▁women , ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁was ▁ 7 7 . 2 ▁years . ▁Mat ernal ▁mort ality ▁was ▁ 2 9 . 0 ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁minor ity ▁women , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁ 9 . 1 ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁white ▁women . ▁Among ▁minor ity ▁women , ▁infant ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁was ▁ 2 4 . 2 ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁non - white ▁birth s ▁as ▁compared ▁with ▁ 1 6 . 1 ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁population . ▁ ▁Po or ▁nut r ition ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁visible ▁for ▁minor ity ▁women ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁children ▁born . ▁She ▁is ▁less ▁pr one ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁doctor ▁or ▁dent ist ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁covered ▁by ▁health ▁ins urance ▁and ▁is