5 forms of violence that affect girls and women
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violence that affect girls and women
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700 million women
alive today were married before 18
were married before 15
Of those, 1 in 3
1. child marriage
2. Female genital mutilation
women and girls alive today have undergone
female genital mutilation/cutting
in 30 countries
200MILLION
2. Female genital mutilation
In most of these countries,
the majority of girls were
cut before age 5 5
“Female Genital Mutilation is cruel and has no benefits for girls”Mariam, 65, who used to practise FGM – now an anti-FGM campaigner
3. Sexual assault
girls have experienced sexual violence
Half of all sexual assaults are committed against girls younger than 16 years of age
150 million
3. Sexual assault
have been subjected to forced sexual
intercourse or other forced sexual acts at
some point in their lives
120 milliongirls under 20
3. Sexual assault
worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence in
their lives
1 in 3women
“I felt like I was the one to blame. Now I’ve realised I am not guilty”Girlene, 30, sexually abused at 13, Brazil
4. Violence at school
are harassed and abused on their way to or at school
every year, with girls being particularly vulnerable
246 million girls and boys
4. Violence at school
Most girls do not feel safe from violence when using school
toilets
5. Child labour
are involved in child labour, with 41 million girls
undertaking hazardous work
88 million girls
“no women, or girl, deserves to suffer violence or prejudice just because they’re female”Luanna Natalia, 18, Brazil
SourcesSlide 2: Plan International, A girls' right to say no to marriage, 2013 https://plan-international.org/girls-right-say-no-marriage
Slide 3-4: UNICEF, 'UNICEF's Data work on FGM/C' http://www.unicef.org/media/files/FGMC_2016_brochure_final_UNICEF_SPREAD.pdf
Slide 6-7:UNICEF, Child protection data, sexual violence http://data.unicef.org/child-protection/sexual-violence.html
Slide 8: UN Women, 'Facts and figures: Ending violence against women' http://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures
Slide 10: Plan International, A girls' right to learn without fear: Working to end gender-based violence at school, 2013https://plan-international.org/girls-right-learn-without-fear Slide 11: Plan International, ‘Girls Speak Out’, 2015 https://plan-international.org/publications/girls-speak-out
Slide 12: International Labour Organization (2013) Global child labour trends 2008 to 2012, Geneva: ILOhttp://www.ilo.org/ipec/Informationresources/WCMS_IPEC_PUB_23015/lang--en/index.htm
August 2016